Highs

     In order to reach the top we have to strive through the uphill struggle.  On a roller coaster the first uphill is slow and you sit listening to the clicking of the gears till inertia kicks in.  The first hill will always be the hardest.  Reaching the top of the first hill changes everything.  After going through all the gears I see the top of the of the first hill as our turning to God.  And the magic of inertia as God leading us through the struggles.  Each hill will make us stronger.  We have to build our 'muscles' in order to reach the top of every new hill.  Once we reach the top and conquered our current problem we tend to fall away from God.  Instead while we are close to God we should be asking him to prepare us for the next up/down hill.  Over the summer at camp I was introduced to this verse that has turn into my prayer, "Lord prepare me to be a sanctuary, pure and holy, tried and true.  With thanksgiving I'll be a living sanctuary for you."  Asking God to prepare us is like enrolling into spiritual boot camp.  Boot Camp is designed to bring out your weaknesses, to make your stronger.  You will never reach perfection, but I pray that we all reach the point were we can honestly say "Here I am, Lord send me."  Where are you in your roller coaster near the top, or slipping back down?  In either position know that "God is good, so is His plan, it is all up to Him."

~Lizzy