Give Me This Mountain

Joshua 14:12
Now therefore give me this mountain, whereof the LORD spake in that day; for thou heardest in that day how the Anakims were there, and that the cities were great and fenced: if so be the LORD will be with me, then I shall be able to drive them out, as the LORD said.
Every day we face challenges that may at first glance seem to be impossible for us to meet. Obstacles we are not sure we can get over or around. If you were 85 years old and facing an enemy that lived in walled cities and was established on a well defended mountain, swarming with enemy combatants would you just give up and walk away? Caleb was in that position. But Caleb also knew God had made a promise to him and he wanted what God had promised Him. So he went to Joshua and made a very bold statement, “give me this mountain.”
Such confidence might at first seem admirable, and yet naïve or unrealistic, epically for an 85 year old man. But Caleb’s courage was based upon the wise realization that “if the Lord is with me, then I will be successful.”
All our fears and excuses will be wiped away if we will follow the example set by this aged man. There may be things in our lives that seem insurmountable or unachievable. We have more excused as to why it will not work than we do that it will. If that is the case then we need to assume the same battle cry as Caleb did, “Lord give me this mountain.”
If we are battling sin in our life then we need to remember we have victory in Jesus--- give me this mountain! Maybe God is leading in uncharted waters let Him be the captain of the soul---give me this mountain! Maybe we are facing a particular grief that threatens to overwhelm us we have a comforter who will give us strength and promised to never leave us---give me this mountain!
Boldly go to God and cry “Lord give me this mountain.”