The Climb

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I rented the Hannah Montana movie tonight. (don’t judge.) It was actually pretty lame just like the tv show, but I absolutely adore the song she sings toward the end called The Climb. I’m not usually a huge fan of her songs, but this one was a whole different tone and message. I identify with it so much. My quiet times lately have been about how we need trials in our lives. It’s easy to despair and give up but without them we wouldn’t be the seasoned travelers that we are. It’s hard to think that way in the midst of the trial of course, but it’s so true.

Lyrics with my commentary:

I can almost see it,
That dream I’m dreamin’
But there’s a voice inside my head sayin’
You’ll never reach it
I have so many dreams that I’ve recognized I talk myself out of. I’ve learned how Satan preys on woman who are the crown of God’s creation out of jealousy of our position. He keeps our thought lives captive with lies that we tell ourselves. “You can’t do it; look at you. Who do you think you are that you can really achieve something as great as that? God doesn’t want you to get married. If he did, why wouldn’t he bring your future husband around right now? Guys don’t give you a second glance. You’re single for a reason. No one wants you. Look how sinful you are. No man would ever want to put up with you and your mistakes. It failed once before, remember?”

Every step I’m taking
Every move I make feels
Lost with no direction
My faith is shaking
Stepping out in faith on God’s promises is so scary. It is vulnerable and it’s easy to second-guess and backtrack where you started. I did that last year when I started getting plugged into a church in Orange County. I got ready to jump in and got scared claiming that maybe God didn’t really want me there. Stepping out and leaving the rest to God is something I think is very critical in our relationships with God. A relationship in general must be built on trust, if it’s not, then it’s a lost cause. It’s easy to let doubt crowd in and shake our foundation.

But I gotta keep tryin’
Gotta keep my head held high

There’s always gonna be another mountain
I’m always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be a up-hill battle
Sometimes I’m gonna have to lose
Ain’t about how fast I get there
Ain’t about whats waiting on the other side
It’s the climb whoa 
Wow, powerful words there. I definitely want to move that mountain aside when I come up to it. I want the easy route. I don’t like hardships. For some reason my human nature thinks it’s in my best interest to avoid trials. Trials hurt many times. It leaves you with bruised hearts and scars that will never be forgotten. But when you really think about it, is it the result of the trial that has shaped your character or is it the path you had to take to get there that did it?

The struggles I’m facing
The chances I’m taking
Sometimes might knock me down
But, No, I’m not breaking
I may not know it
But these are the moments that
I’m gonna remember most, yeah
Just gotta keep goin’
Oh how much better it would be if I could look at that trial as a chance to grow! To look it straight on and say “You are not going to break me. You are going to make me stronger because my foundation is built on something much stronger than you.”

And I, I got to be strong
Just keep pushing on

Keep on movin’
Keep climbin’
Keep the faith baby
Its all about
Its all about
The climb
Keep the faith, keep the faith whoa 
So here’s what we must do: We must keep the faith. God does not abandon us in these times of trial. He carries us through. He hurts when we hurt but gently tells us it’s for our own growth so that we might become the beautiful creation that he meant for us to be all along.

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