Simple Thoughts

I’ve hiked a little ways on a mountain in Colorado before. I don’t remember getting winded or having a hard time. Last week, I did more than hike. I stayed on a mountain. For six days. My usual 250 feet above sea level went to 9,000 feet above sea level. I realized something. It was something I had read about, and people had told me, and I knew might actually happen. But it’s different when it actually happens to you. Truth is, I think most of us tend to think we will be able to handle it. We think there’s no way it would happen to us. But y’all. My body didn’t know what to do with itself. The air was dry to my skin, but that was the least of my problem. My heart would be pounding in my chest even while sleeping. My body was having to work so hard for things that should be commonplace like walking or going up steps. After five days, I finally felt normal. I had finally acclimated.... just in time for me to leave a day later.  It was a great example of a lesson God ha...