the top of Mt Everest

Courage. Break-through. Beating the odds. This story has all that together. I want to encourage you to read the overcoming drama of Mark Inglis. He is the double amputee that climbed to the top of Mount Everest. The blog link listed below will lead you to his story and his websites.

http://moverstreet.blogspot.com/2006/05/so-whats-your-excuse.html

What I believe is most encouraging is to not that our God, though not mentioned in Mark’s story, teaches us to be overcomers. We are not to give up or give in but to push on. Even when it is not easy or there is no end in sight, God has a plan.

He will take us to the top and allow us to see His wonder, His beauty, His glory and even to feel the cool breeze of victory just by allowing His wind to fill our sails, if you know what I mean.

It is to the top for me. How about you? Learn a lesson from men like Russell Stone, a double amputee in our church, and Mark Inglis.

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