Trusting God is a feat of faith. It’s a solitary path. The act of faith is advocated in the world under different titles. Having hope, trusting the process, the universe will show you the way, cosmic energies will guide you and what not. Trusting in the Lord is not a game of chance. It is a conscious and cognizant act of faith believing in the goodness of His heart and the mightiness of His Hands.

A Christian’s journey can supposedly get lonely. It is true that we are blessed with the union of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, His word and the comfort of the Holy Spirit. He does speak to us in our time of need, uplifting us in our brokenness, upholding us in our destitution. Eventually, there will come a time we will be by ourselves as we grow in our spiritual life. Perhaps, it is the way of God and a part of His leading of His children.

The Bible speaks of many experiences on the Mount, and I believe there is a significance to it. Noah’s Ark landed on Mt. Ararat after the floods came to an end. Abraham took his son Isaac to Mt. Moriah to offer him as a sacrifice. The Lord descended on Mt. Sinai to speak to Moses and share His commandments for His children to obey and follow. Even in the days of Jesus, our Lord often goes away alone to the Mt. to pray. I like to believe the experience of mountains in our life is a depiction of breakthroughs or impediments in our spiritual race.

Being on God’s side or seeking help from God in times of need is how we build our relationship with God. It can get intense or shallow based on how vested we are in holding on to Him. As life makes its way to us with its icy fangs, we may feel defeated in our faith, in our experience of trusting our Maker and hoping that this storm will pass. We may not receive an answer, He may be giving us the silent treatment. But that’s okay. He has been doing that since the beginning of time.

It is not a reflection of His insensitivity or indifference to the problems we are facing. God is faithful. He has always been. He will always be. This is a test of faith and even though it may appear that God is not helping, He is. We require eyes of faith to see His faithfulness. This route of complete dependency on God and waiting God-ward for counsel is not a common calling. An unbeliever may never understand or comprehend the ways of the Lord, for they are mysterious. This life of waiting on God for all things is the calling of the chosen. It requires great courage and implicit submission to God’s leading.

What did I say at the beginning?