Most Difficult

Yes this is me.  "Most Difficult." I love this photo and what it represents.  I was hiking at Susquehannock State Park with a good friend.  We chose to complete the trail that was rated the most difficult because nothing is worth doing unless it is a challenge.  This was also a week before I met my husband.  This picture is prophetic, maybe I should have shown him this before he asked to take me out haha!

But usually the most difficult of trails offers the most beauty.  The places hardest to reach have the best outlooks and offer more than just a good workout.  They give you a sense of accomplishment, a limitless feeling that motivates you to climb higher, push further, to press on in spite of the oppositions we may face, because experience says there is much to be gained.  This is me.  I know God created me with much to offer but I also know there is much to overcome.  He keeps pushing me farther into his arms with gentle nudges, convictions, and a deeper realization of his love for me.  Together he helps me to press in, and press on... to know Him intimately so the difficult things in me can be used for Him.  It is beautiful, I am so thankful that he allows me to witness this firsthand, that he chose me for these things.  Painful yes, but so is hiking up Mount Washington, the view is worth every second of cramping quads and burning lungs.  Pain drives me further into everything He is.  Praise God he is everything we need, every moment we need it.  And praise God for his creation, just look at his handy-work!

Mount Washington (not quite the summit)

Standing above the clouds on solid ground, just incredible