Are you making a Mountain over a Mole Hill?

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Is your battle supposed to be stationed on a mole hill, but you have flagged the your battle site upon Mt. Everest?

Sometimes, we let overthinking and anxiety mound into problems as big as the Rockies, when our problems should be as small as ant hills.

Occasionally, we put ourselves right in the middle of fiery bombs, when we should hide in the solace of God’s trenches.

God’s allowance of trials varies in stature. Don’t weigh yourself down with choking chainmail when God wants you to wear rain boots to cross a puddle.

We all face troubles in everyday life and we all face wars where armor and a steed are warranted.

Whether we are upon a mole hill or a snow-peaked mountain, let God be captain of the battleground.

When we trust without fear, even the biggest trial can be graded into a heavenly hill.

“For the LORD your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory." Deuteronomy 20:4

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