True story.
So here I am, sitting on a boulder at 12,000 feet above see level in the Colorado Rockies. I'm reading my Bible and praying quietly to God. You can't get much better than this. Mountains take capture most of my view accept the green valley that lays out before me.
And then there it was.
The Goat.
This thing had been around our camp ever since we arrived. Right now it was about 200 yards out from my perch on top of a ten foot high boulder.
Now this isn't an ordinary farm goat. No, it's a mountain goat. Big. White. Strong.
As I watch it, I whisper up a prayer to God. I say, "If You want, God You could send that thing right over here and climb the boulder and have it stand right next to me. If you do that God, I'll pet it." When those last words left my lips, I'm not joking, the goat looked up at me and started walking in my direction. Remember this puppy is 200 yards away. But instead turning, it keeps coming.
My amusement starts to turn towards wonder. This thing is starting to get close.
Then it happens. It's reached the boulder and disappears for just a moment. I'm standing now. It's hooves cluck of the boulder as it climbs. I can barely breath as it tops the leadge of what I thought was a ten foot shear wall.
Now it's standing right next to me.
I always new it was a big goat, but not this big. It's back stands higher than my waits. Horns. Big foot long horns.
"Man killed from trying to pet wild mountain goat!" Is the picture of tomorrow's front page going through my mind.
It's funny isn't it? Here I am minding my own business and God shows up. And then this. This opportunity. I know what I'm supposed to do. But at this moment, it seems kinda crazy. Of course this goat standing here next to me when only moments ago it was 200 yards away minding its own business.
I've found God gives us opportunities all the time. The question is do we faithfully take them. Over the next few blogs, we'll jump into this more. Until then, we're standing next to the goat.
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