Ever been told you’re old, caput, decrepit, ready to ship out, no good, or over the hill?? Like or it or not, we will all be over the hill soon enough. Nothing out there can stop aging!
Two weeks ago, the power company announced to our “good” neighbors that they would be working in our area on a Friday for close to 10,5 hours. Everyone knew it except my family. No one told us. As I headed out shopping, I noticed several power trucks nearby, but since power had gone out, I thought they were there to fix it. WRONG! I returned around 11:30 and saw the area blocked off. One of the workers told me they had just begun and that it’d be a while. So, I waited 90 minutes before a brother of a neighbor told me they’d be there until 6pm.
I parked, called my wife to come down to help with the groceries. We walked our nearly quarter mile uphill all the way with our road being the killer-hill (pretty steep). Since we both have injured backs and leg issues, we really felt that climb!
In the ten hours there to install two posts, they only installed one. They left around 6:40 pm and flicked the power on at another location. It lasted about 10 seconds before a slight explosion took place, meaning there would be no power the entire day and night until next morning around 9:30 am. Not to mention no power Saturday night until 4pm Sunday…
The “responsible” power company stated they’d return Monday to finish the job. No one came any day that week nor the next-until yesterday, Friday, unannounced. As my wife, my mom, and I headed out shopping, we saw the trucks arriving. Food-wise, we bought very little in case they were headed to our area. When we returned around 11 am, we had to park away from home again. Holding my 88-year-old mom’s hand, we climbed our mountain. Out of breath, but excited to make it up the hill, I then realized the house keys were left in the car! I had to climb back down, walk to the car to retrieve them, and climb again!
After power returned several hours later, back down the hill I went (making sure I had the car keys!) to get my car. I guess one good climb deserves another!
Scripture tells us, that as the end of a 3.6-year drought neared, Elijah told his servant to go look over the hill for water to come, but no water came. He did this a few times, but on the7th climb, the servant told him, “I saw a little cloud about the size of man’s hand rising from the sea.” “And soon the sky was black with clouds. A heavy wind brought a terrific rainstorm…” (1Kings 18:44,45).
For us, even if we’re “over the hill,” God still comes through victoriously! Thankfully, I only climbed up and down my hill, twice! My suggestion is you should climb a hill for a mountaintop experience! It might leave you out of breath, but you’ll see God’s hand at work; especially when He tells you to go out and see what’s there. In Him, you’re not over the hill because being on the hill with us, He strengthens us!
God Bless!
Sam