Where I live in Colorado, when you drive up a mountain, one will often notice that at some points in the journey to the top, you might find you are going down for a bit (or still going up but moving apparently farther from the summit!). Kind of like walking with Jesus. But keep going! From Learning From God’s Word…………

Am I on the way up – or the way down? This question can be asked in terms of our social standing – upwardly mobile or downwardly mobile? Let’s think about this question in a different way: Are we moving up – towards the Lord? or Are we moving down – away from the Lord? […]

via Uphill struggle or downward slope? … — Learning From God’s Word