Scare of Heights

This past weekend, I went backpacking to Mount Le Cont at the Smokey Mountains TN. Is the third highest pick of the park with 6,593 elevation feet. We climb 5.5 miles to get to the top. We were backpacking and my backpack was really heavy, even that my friends make me take out half of my stuff!!! We start hiking in a beautiful trail next to a river, not for too long. After we pass Alum Cave we really start climbing. 

The trail was ok until we start going through a one single person trail next to really high points where if you are afraid of heights, like me, can be really scary. I start walking slow first because was really tire but more because I didn’t want to look anywhere else that was not the trail. I was just looking down. At one point, two of the hikers that were hiking with me told me to look at the great view. They say, “Lets stop here and enjoy the view! Yes right! Stop here!!! “In one of the most dangerous spots of the trail.” It was just a big cliff in front of me. I just hold really tight to the cable, and my hands start shaking because of the height. They hold me as I was in the middle of them and say “just look up don’t look down” as I open my eyes I could see the most beautiful view of the trail. I don’t know how high we were already but we were way to high for me!

On Sunday, we were driving back to reality; one of the hikers asks me, what I was taking with me? Like what I learn from this experience. I think was the most intelligent thing that he talks in the trip! (Just kidding he was very funny guy). I really was tire even to think, but as we drive, and back home I stat thinking in his question.  Now I have an answer.

I learn that living with fear hold me back to enjoy and learn new things that God give me everyday.  Because of my fear of heights I was missing a perfect view. With this I don’t say am cure, I still afraid of heights, but I want to conquer that, I want to enjoy more things that I have missing for years because of fear. How my good friends hikers taught me this weekend “baby steps!” and the best thing I know God is with me helping me, especially in places so high like this one!

What fears is holding you back from do things that you would like to enjoy? What are you missing because of your fears? What you are not learning because you are afraid?

Isaiah 41:13

¹³ For I am the LORD your God who takes hold

of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear;
 I will help you.

Big Hug!

MRM