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Background: Before bed in prayer on Sept 29, 2012, I felt totally overwhelmed.   I knelt down to pray and I realized the song on the ipod shuffle was "Worth it all" by Rita Springer. Good song. In prayer, a phrase came to mind. "Secrets to climbing Mount Everest" I googled that phrase and found a website about training to climb Mount Everest.   On the page, in addition to technical training, it had this paragraph that really stuck out to me.   Psychological and Physiological Requirements Perhaps one of the toughest things about climbing a mountain like Everest is keeping motivated for months. Plan to spend a lot of time in your tent, waiting for the opportunity to go higher on the mountain. Be aware that you probably will be socked in by strong weather for at least part of the time, weather that can intimidate you and weaken your reserve. You may have climbing mates who get sick, have to descend without you, or worse (heaven for...

I had the privilege of speaking at my church this Sunday.  I spoke about on a phrase/paragraph the Lord gave me - "The Secrets to Climbing Mount Everest." Here is the link to the audio: Secrets to Climbing Mt. Everest

Genesis 18 and 19 are fascinating chapters in regards to responses of God's judgment.   Almost everyone has heard of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.   I have read these chapters before many times.   However, when I read them yesterday and today, I noticed things that I hadn't noticed before.   (I love it when God does that!) In Genesis 18, three men walk up to Abraham's tent.   Two of them are angels and one is Jesus, revealing Himself as a man in the Old Testament.   (Pause for a minute and think about how cool that is!) They hang out with Abraham.   Abraham makes a meal for them and Jesus prophesies that Abraham and Sarah will have a child.   (This is the scene that made Sarah famous for laughing.) After the laughing incident, the men got up to leave and Abraham walked with them a bit.   Then Jesus decided to share a secret with Abraham.   He did not want to hide what He was doing from him.   So Jesus told Abraham ...