According to English mountaineer George Mallory; he says that mountain climbers climb "Because it's there" and that they are driven to climb whatever is in front of them. Something tells me though that there is more to it than just "because its there".
I wonder, is the take away something more precious, more subtle?
Climbers may come back from the mountain with nothing in hand to show of their reward, but that does not mean that they descend with nothing.
For the test of the climb and the effort to reach the top have brought out something in them about themselves. The hardship of the climb itself changed them. They moved forward and overcame the conditions that tried to defeat them along the way. The climb itself disciplined them, pushed them, broke them, yet something in them kept encouraging them not to give up!
You see there is great value in our hard times. May I remind you sweet friend that God's discipline comes with great reward.
What you take away from your hard time is not what you get, but what you become. More like Jesus!
Hold Fast,
-Bren
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