“What are you?” These three little words jumped off of the page of my Bible from Zechariah Chapter 4 when I read them this week. I had uttered these exact three words out loud while on a walk through my neighborhood just a few days prior. God was clearly communicating with me and I decided to pause and take this inclination to let my fingers hit the keyboards again.
These three words jumped out of my mouth as a strange, flying, fuzzy black and red bug encircled me while I walked through my neighborhood one morning. I remember feeling a bit funny speaking the words, and to a bug. Nonetheless, I spoke them, “What are you?”…not “Who are you?” Or “What is that?” But simply, “What are you?”
Perhaps, you too have recently uttered something similar in your heart when faced with something new, peculiar and unfamiliar in your life?
I remember feeling a bit uncomfortable, not knowing what kind of bug it was and also as the buzzing sound increased so did the speed of the encircling bug. As I sit with Zechariah 4 open I am envisioning this bug circling the three words, and I had to circle the words “What are you?” in my Bible.
I cannot even begin to explain all that this means, but I can’t deny the whisper of God to recognize that so much in my life right now seems to crescendo to a chorus of “What are you?” So many new things to embrace right now and so much unfamiliarity and it is all piling up like one huge mountain of laundry and I tempted to be paralyzed at the base of this mountain.
What’s piling up in your life right now? Are there any mountains that seem to have just been placed in front of you causing you to experience a gamet of emotions? A girlfriend recently shared with me some particular mountains present in her world that I so identified with; they were something like…
Mount Doubt, Mount Fear, Mount Exhausted, Mount Discouragement, etc.
What are your current mountains?
In Zechariah Chapter 4:7 after the words, “What are you?” the text describes the mountains which will become like level ground. As I read, Zechariah Chapter 4, I heard God whisper and also later through the prayers of friends around our kitchen table, I heard the affirmations in my heart…’we will overcome.’ For in all these things that are heavy on my heart, in all these present mountains…we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. (Romans 8:37).
As I picture the mountains in my life crumbling through the power of prayer and all the power of our mighty God who just makes things happen; I am still picturing this buzzing bug.
I wish you could see me smiling right now.
I am thanking God for making flat a mountain that has been before me all summer long. Here I am with Him…one word at a time writing again and it is reminding me that with Christ I can do this and I am pressing on with Christ! (Phil 4:13 and 3:14).
Join me girlfriends…let’s take one step at a time together with Christ and go either over, through or up the mountains before us.
By JGirl
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rosyrose says
Thank you for sharing God’s message! I love this phrase… “As I picture the mountains of my life crumbling through the power of prayer”.
Julie Lane says
Thank you rosyrose 🙂 Taking a deep breath and visualizing again this morning.
Jennifer says
Great post! The easy route would be to see the mountian and turn around. But then we’re only going backwards. Thanks for reminding us that, by the grace of God, we can face that mountain, or watch it fall flat at our feet.
Rebecca says
Thank you. I feel like I’m currently surrounded by these mountains and I’m looking for ways to conquer them on my own. The verse from Romans is exactly what I need to hear. And this post. God bless.
Julie Lane says
Thank you Jennifer…oh, I love that you pointed out that turning around and running from our mountains would be the ‘easy route.’ So thankful for my Jesus and those girlfriends also bonded with Him that encourage me down the challenging routes 🙂 If it was always easy it might likely be a lonely route too, huh?
Julie Lane says
Thank you Rebecca…we all need reminders from time to time don’t we? Lifting you and your current mountains up to Jesus–may the overcomer He has made you to be shine in your corner of the world.
Katie @ Imperfect People says
so BEAUTIFULY written. Always amazed by the talented writters at in courage!
lisa raftery says
Glad you’re writing again—I really enjoyed your post! The whisper of God makes all the difference…thanks for the reminder to be still with Bible open & listen…
Julie Lane says
Thank you Katie and Lisa 🙂 So what are you tips to make time to be still and listen…I know for me at times this can be challenging?
Betty Draper says
One post after another tonight has spoken of the same thing, the dime (dreams) in the dirt waiting to be picked up and made shiny agian.
A mountain with a buzzing bug flying around it….each a message of over coming sent by a loving God who so desires to use us frail vessel no matter what mountain we have faced. . Hearts that fill with doubts, confusion, fear and other emotions brought on by just living a life here on earth.
Prayer is the common ground we can all meet on no matter what our mountain is, thanks for the reminder in your post we are more than conquerors through Him who loves us. (Romans 8:37). Tell that flying bug he is an instrument of God designed to help a child of God come to truths that will free them.
I’ll be on the lookout for a dime in the dirt and flying bugs…..and trusting God to crumble a mountains in my life. GREAT POST
Julie Lane says
Thank you Betty 🙂 So well said…God is continually reminding us isn’t He?
Christan says
Yes. His power is made perfect in our weakness. And those mountains reflect this truth and make it so clear. Great post. Thank you.
Julie Sunne says
“… we are more than conquerors through him who loved us” (Romans 8:37). I love this verse, Julie! The word “conquerors” just gives me goose bumps. What power there is through conquering through Christ! Thanks for the great reminder!