The Summit Isn't the Story

Most of us love a story that ends at the summit. We like the finish line, the medal, the picture, and the clean testimony where everything comes together. But life does not always give us that kind of ending. Sometimes we train and still do not finish. Sometimes we pray and still do not get the answer we hoped for. Sometimes we give our best and still come up short. In this message, we are reminded that God does not only work when we reach the summit. God works in the climb. The training still counts. The discipline still counts. The humility, endurance, prayer, disappointment, and growth still count. An unfinished climb does not mean a wasted journey. God is not just trying to make us successful. He is forming us to be faithful.