Saying Goodbye to Colorado

I had an amazing opportunity to participate in an altitude study this weekend. I met some great people, saw beautiful scenery, was physically challenged, shared meals in a mountain home, and had a little personal retreat with God. It has been a fantastic weekend.

We flew in Friday and were blessed with amazing weather. The bus driver drove us straight to Summit High School where we ran the timed 2 mile run. It was rough to say the least. I added 2 whole minutes to my Dallas time and humbly was the last to cross the finish line.

Saturday morning we woke up and went on a 3.75 mile hike. Doesn't sound too bad, but possibly one of the hardest things I have ever done. When we started it was about 29 degrees out and lightly snowing. The hike started off with gradual inclines and a wide trail. However, by the third mile marker the trail had become steep and was covered with snow. I had to walk in the footprints of those who had gone before me. The snow was at my knees on either side of me. The wind had picked up and the snow was coming down at a steady pace. My face, fingers and toes were on fire and all I could concentrate on was placing one foot in front of the other. I tried to look up at the scenery, but I was exhausted. My two goals were to finish and not to take a break. This was a timed hike; my time 1 hour and 45 minutes. Don't judge. We found out later the temperature had dropped to 19 degrees - pretty cold for a bunch of people used to the Dallas heat.

My favorite part of this weekend was the time I had to get alone with my Heavenly Father. I spent some time reading and talking with Him about life. He blessed me with a majestic sunset and sunrise. I tried to capture His beauty and creativity in the pictures below. God spoke some truths to me this weekend and I believe He is leading me to trust and depend on Him more than ever before. I guess this is the journey He has for us all :)

I am excited about walking in His truth and His freedom. I must tear down and totally destroy the strongholds in my life. Go in and recapture all that has been taken captive, and put the wall where it belongs- at it's entry point of my life!!

2nd Corinthians 10:3-5

For though we live in this world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

So, I ask you to join me. Let's take back what the enemy has tried to claim in our lives. Jesus has the victory and promises freedom and abundant life. The enemy is a deceiver, liar, and thief. He wants us to believe we will always struggle with the same sins and that freedom is only for Heaven. Don't believe it my sisters and brothers. Go to His word and see what He says.