“Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.” — James 1:2-3 It’s hard to “count it all joy” when the weather shifts suddenly, the elevation rises, or the trail turns muddy and hard to follow. Each step takes more effort. These aren’t the conditions a man...
“Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him…” — Psalm 37:7 Every trail has a stretch where the pace slows to almost nothing. The ground levels out, the scenery doesn’t change, and progress feels harder to measure. No milestones. No clear movement. Just step after step that feel like they aren’t getting you anywhere. These are the stretches that test a man’s...
“but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” — Isaiah 40:31 There’s a part of the trail where the path seems to stall. You’ve been walking, doing the right things, staying consistent—and yet nothing changes. No new ground gained. No clear sign...
“And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.” — Luke 18:1 There’s a stretch of trail where effort is real, but results don’t show. You do what you know is right—step by step—and nothing moves. No breakthrough. No clear progress. Just steady steps with little to show. This is where many men lose heart. Not because the trail is...
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,” — Hebrews 12:1 Many of the Colorado Fourteeners (mountain peaks over 14,000 feet) were a steady trek up—a relentless, grinding path that tests endurance more than...