I must say, “I envy the photos of mountain views our fellow Wind Sister Warriors have when riding their bikes in different parts of the country. I often find myself riding the picturesque post of their weekend rides and adventures mentally with them. I have always been drawn to mountains views and captivate by them. I often imagine them being created as God walked the earth. For me, Mountains are reminders of how small we are and how big our God is. Here in Texas we have The Hill Country, and it is beautiful, but snowcapped mountains that reach the heavens? We have not.

There are so many scriptures in the bible about mountains. The bible tells us in Exodus 3:9-10, 12 that God speaks from mountains. Maybe this is why we feel drawn to them, or find ourselves sitting before them pondering life. Because when all hope is lost or life changing decisions have to be made, or we need a reminder of the one who created all things big and small, we find ourselves standing before them sit before them, or in some cases riding through them.

I also find myself drawn to movies with mountain landscape views, like Kevin Costner’s, Yellowstone. You often find when the characters have difficult decisions to make or tuff conversations to have, you see them sitting before the Creators mountains. I love this touching scene in Yellow Stone between Kevin Costner’s Character, John Dutton and his father, John Dutton Sr., played by prolific and beloved actor, Dabney Coleman.

In the flash back scene, John tells his father that he will miss him but Dutton Sr. tells him “No you won’t” you will miss “what I was a long time ago.” He says that at his age, he will miss being young and being able to “see the look of wonder in his grandchildren’s eyes.” As they sit before the grand Mountains of their ranch, Dutton Sr. recalls all the things he will miss. John puts his arm around his dying father and holds him close, as they sit before the mountains of Yellowstone. I pondered this scene often, because in early episode’s John Dutton Jr. mentions that their property is the size of Rhode Island, which by google research is 776k acres. They could have went anywhere on their land, as John Dutton Sr. final moments were drawing near. But John Dutton Sr. wanted to sit before the mountains before he passes away.

Beloved, every life has been assigned mountains to climb. These mountains, at times, may seem too steep for us to climb, but God has promised us that he will help us climb these mountains, ride through our mountains, or over our mountains, or give us faith and grace to sit or stand before our mountains.

As women of faith, we wear many hats and often ride with the pressures of life such, financial pressures, job stress, marital problems, children giving us problems or family issues as our passengers. So the next time you find yourself riding through mountains… stop, pull over and take a moment to declare Psalm 121:2-8 over your life and the problems of life that tend to weigh us down.

Declaration of Faith for Mountains

The world may turn to the psychiatrist, the psychic and the politicians for help, but my help comes from the Creator of heaven and Earth. My destiny is fixed, and I am resolved to attain it. The One who watches over me is tenacious. He never sleeps or even blinks and eye. I am shielded from all evil. My father watches over my coming and my going, and everything in between both now and forevermore! 

Genesis 15:1; 1 John 5:18, psalm 16:8, 41:2; 124:8; 127:1; Proverbs 2:8; 3:6, 23, 26;24:12; Isaiah 25:4; 27:3; 49:10; Deuteronomy 28:6

What are some of your Mountains? How can I Pray for you today?

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May the Joy of the Lord instantly become your strength to encourage you to overcome any fears that you might experience. Remember, in our daring to be brave, when we throw caution to the wind, casting our cares in Faith upon Him through the ride. Peace, love, and joy are set loose in the atmosphere, and it permits other riders to do the same. Allowing us to all rejoice in knowing we have triumphant victory in Riding the Good Ride of Faith.

Be strong and of good courage,
LaShaun and Mrs. Cavatica