Making Mountains into Mole Hills
By Machelle McDowell
July 1, 2022
Psalm 77:14- “You are the God who works wonders; you have made known your might among the peoples.”
The tallest mountain in the world is Mt. Everest. Mountain climbers call the area above 26,000 feet the “death zone” because thin air makes people weak and prone to fatal mistakes.
The most fatal mistake we can make when facing a mountain no matter how big it might seem is to let the mountain block our view of God.
We have been climbing a huge mountain for the last (10) months in preparation to complete a God size endeavor.
A mission team of (6) girl’s we call, “The South Fork Crusaders,” are preparing to travel to Ghana to share Jesus with children in villages, churches, and schools.
We are scheduled to share in 26 communities and minister to as many as 15,000 children and adults………the enemy is screaming mad!
Over the last (10) months the girls have shared Jesus throughout our community in different churches and events leading up to their departure for Ghana.
A mountain was placed strategically by Satan himself before us the entire process. Situations that were humanly impossible to resolve, God anchored our footing into the mountain that we might continue to climb!
My eyes are fixed…..The summit is within reach, but so far away at the same time.
The enemy came against us at every turn. This is a time when I lean on verses such as Matt 17:20 “If you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, Move from here to there and it will move and nothing will be impossible for you.”
Wait a minute? Does Jesus really mean that we can move mountains? Paul says in 2 Cor 3.5 “Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God.” It is all about how big our God is not how big our faith is.
We continue to experience mind boggling interruptions to our ministry that can only be explained as spiritual warfare. A war is exactly what it is and I’m sure will continue to be as we move forward with the mission that God has placed upon our lives.
There is a mountain climbing term called, “belay.” It means to keep a climber from falling too far; I have total faith that my God will be our “Belayer.” He will catch us if we start to fall and place our feet back on solid ground.
This mountain experience is teaching us so much! Apparently, the acoustics are far better on the mountain…because we definitely hear God speaking these words, “Is anything too hard for me?”
The mountain was a place where Peter, James, and John saw the glory of God in the midst of the Transfiguration of Jesus found in Matthew 17.
God’s glory and strength definitely is covering us on our mountain experience! It was as if He continues to say, “Don’t take your eyes off of me!”
Jesus himself was tested on a mountain. Remember? Satan took him on a high mountain and offered him the kingdom…that was already His anyway, LOL!
Jesus went to the mountain often to pray! When he felt sad, overwhelmed, and troubled. A valuable lesson for us in the midst of our mountain experiences. He brought us to the mountain that we might experience Him fully!
He is teaching us to be great climbers! Climb this thing and don’t back down!
We serve a God that is bigger than any mountain that the enemy may place before us. We serve a God who can melt the mountains, Psalm 97:5.
He is not confined.
He is not surprised by any situation.
He cannot be stopped.
Jeremiah 32:26 “I am the Lord, is anything too hard for me?”
We are to speak to God about the mountain that we don’t know how to climb.
God has displayed Himself in a miraculous way. I believe it was to show us that He is the God that makes mountains into mole hills.
We must be grateful for what God has done. Psalm 118:28 Your are my God, and I will thank you: you are my God, and I will praise your greatness.
I am sure we are going to experience many more boulders that will come against us in this journey but we have a message for Satan and his minions:
Acts 5:39 “But if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You might even be found fighting against God!” He is our victor!!!