God Is On The Mountain
By Barbara Chadwick

The mountains where we live are beautiful. 
The trees, the rock formations, the lakes and streams,
the animals and the birds show the majesty of God’s creation.
The air is cool and refreshing.
It is quiet and peaceful.
Most of the time.

But when there’s 5 feet of snow on the ground and you want to go to church or you need some food from the store it quits looking beautiful and just seems hard.  Or when the wind blows 90 miles an hour and the house shakes it doesn’t feel peaceful and quiet it feels uneasy and fitful. Or when a bear is on your porch you don’t see the majesty of the creation you just feel scared.

Or when your husband is having a heart attack and you need to get him to the hospital it seems like a long way to town. On that day I wasn’t admiring the mountains, the trees or the rocks. I was praying as I drove. The Lord rode with us all the way.

Did you ever hear the song, God On The Mountain by Tracy Dartt? It’s a simple song but has a powerful message:
Verse 1
Life is easy when you’re up on the mountain and you’ve got peace of mind like you’ve never known. But then things change and you’re down in the valley, don’t lose faith, child, you are never alone.
Chorus
For the God on the mountain is still God in the valley, when things go wrong, He’ll make them right; And the God of the good times is still God in the bad times, The God of the day is still God in the night.
Verse 2
We talk of faith when we’re up on the mountain, but the talk comes easy when life’s at its best;    
 it's down in the valley of trials and temptation, that’s when faith is really put to the test.

Isaiah 65:24 - It shall come to pass that before they call, I will answer; and while they are still speaking, I will hear.