To Climb a Mountain: He knew the way was up, but was he prepared for the climb?

by Peter Thomas

Overview

What questions do you have for God? Does God care what you think? Does God listen to us, or to the angels?

"Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord" asks the Psalmist in Psalm 24:3.

I would add to the question for today's generation: If we are called to ascend the mountain, then how should we do it with all the challenges and distractions today offered to us? Are we fooling ourselves by believing we can make it to the summit?

That Luke should receive a call to climb the mountain is peculiar to the young angel, Gabriel. After all, his response to God's voice so far has been, let's say, less than perfect! As Gabriel questions God, Luke begins to climb but faces challenges of a complex nature that will test his resolve and, more importantly, his trust of the God whose voice he tries to follow.

Strategically placed along the route are detours, short cuts, and un-truths all used by Diablo to hold the young climber back, slow him down, and entice him away from the mountain. So, is it really possible to climb alone to the summit while facing dangerous overhangs and underhanded schemes of the enemy along the tortuous ascent? God and Gabriel watch as Luke climbs. And we must wait to see if it is worth the effort!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781951561284
Publisher:	To Climb a Mountain
Publication date:	06/09/2020
Pages:	116
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.24(d)

About the Author

PETER THOMAS has served as director of YWAM Fortaleza (Youth with a Mission) since 2010 and has been in missions since 2000 in Brazil. Previously, Peter taught Mathematics at Bournemouth Grammar School for Boys after graduating with a degree in Biochemical Engineering from Swansea University. Peter is English, of Welsh descent, and married to Selma, his Brazilian wife of 19 years. They have two children, Danny (16) and Isabella (9), both born in Brazil.

Table of Contents

1 He'll Never Make It! 1

2 To Love or Not To Love 5

3 To Be or To Climb? 8

4 Shaking the Foundations 11

5 "Run Aways" and "Climb Alones" 14

6 Circular Routes and Wisdom 19

7 Pay Careful Attention 24

8 Daddy! Come Home! 27

9 Clean Hands and Pure Hearts 29

10 The Valley of Despair 33

11 Planting Much for Little Return 39

12 The Mother of All Lies! 43

13 Faith, Hope, Love, and Comparison 47

14 A Twist in the Tail 53

15 Shortcut to the Summit 54

16 Further Encounters with Fear 59

17 Fast Growth 63

18 Who's in Control? 67

19 Valley Fears, Mountain Views 70

20 The Overhang 73

21 The Toughest of Choices 78

22 Father, Can I Forgive? 80

23 Grace and Beauty 84

24 Equipped To Climb 87

25 The Shade of a Juniper Tree 89

26 The Clearing 92

27 Pride Comes Before a Fall 96

28 Weapons for War 100

29 Tears of Joy 104

30 Who Am I? 106

31 The Summit 108

Afterword 109