It's the Climb!

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My daughters are big Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana fans. We often listen to Radio Disney as we drive around town, and their favorite song has to be Miley's latest hit, The Climb. This song has great lyrics and a great message.

I can almost see it
That dream I'm dreaming but
There's a voice inside my head sayin,
You'll never reach it,
Every step I'm taking,
Every move I make feels
Lost with no direction
My faith is shaking but I
Got to keep trying
Got to keep my head held high

There's always going to be another mountain
I'm always going to want to make it move
Always going to be an uphill battle,
Sometimes I'm gonna to have to lose,
Ain't about how fast I get there,
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb

The struggles I'm facing,
The chances I'm taking
Sometimes they knock me down but
No I'm not breaking
I may not know it
But these are the moments that
I'm going to remember most yeah
Just got to keep going
And I, I got to be strong
Just keep pushing on, cause

There's always going to be another mountain
I'm always going to want to make it move
Always going to be an uphill battle,
Sometimes you going to have to lose,
Ain't about how fast I get there,
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb

Keep on moving
Keep climbing
Keep the faith baby
It's all about
It's all about
The climb
Keep the faith
Keep your faith

It's easy to get ahead of ourselves in life. We desire to achieve the mountaintop experience and what is waiting for us on the other side, but we want it to come easy and quickly. Some of the things we desire in life, though, won't come easily or quickly.

This is a good thing. It's only through the struggle of getting to the top of the mountain that we learn and we grow. We need to embrace the process of change in our own lives. The process of change that occurs within us when we attempt seemingly impossible goals such as writing a book, raising Godly children, building a business, or healing a broken marriage.

What's your mountain you're climbing, today? Keep on moving. Keep climbing. Embrace the challenge. Embrace the change that is taking place in your life!