Here or There

It is way too early.... but I don't know how far away the mountain is. So I have to plan on 3 hours though it is probably only a 2 hour drive. I know that it is supposed to be warm and sunny here. It is predicted to be cold and blustery there. Why exactly am I going there? It seems this sort of thing happens a lot in my life. All is perfectly peaceful, calm, easy here.... but I am always ending up there.

I will be fine once I am there, on top of the snowy mountain listening to some barely past babyfood aged young man telling me how to remain alive while balancing on thin wooden planks and careening full throttle into the force of gravity. As soon as we get to the mountain, I will be glad I went. I am sure of it......

Meanwhile, I am remembering Paul's admonition to be content in any and all circumstances. He was such a master at finding joy whether he was here or there. This is a skill I sorely need to develop.... quickly.

Philippians 4:11-13

¹¹ I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. ¹² I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. ¹³ I can do all this through him who gives me strength.