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         My little sheep, you who feel lost--you feel like you are wandering along the mountainside, not knowing if you will make it to the top. You wonder if you are going the right way or if there is a better way. You wonder what the purpose is in climbing over all these rocks and through these thorn bushes, and having to cross these streams as you climb up the mountain. You've seen many others who decided to leave, who decided to go back down the mountain because it was just too much trouble.
         Sometimes you can't see exactly what you're climbing it for, when it's so painful and rough, and your skin is pricked by the thorns, your feet are hurt from the rocks and you are cold from passing through the streams. But once you get to the top of the mountain and you see the view, you'll know it has been worth it! You'll see the purpose of having to go through all the rough times and past the obstacles and difficulties, because without them you wouldn't be able to appreciate the victory and the reward and the glory of reaching the summit.
         You don't have to wait until you get to Heaven to enjoy the view, because there will be many mountains that you will climb in your life for Me. There will be many times when all you see for a while will be the difficulties and the aches and pains and hardships. But then you can enjoy the reward as you reach the top of the mountain, as you gain each victory in your life for Me. Then you move on to another mountain.
         Each time you gain the victory and reach the top of one of the mountains, you'll know it was worth it. And of course, when you reach the top of the biggest and last mountain, when you leave this life and go on to the next, then you'll have a complete understanding of My plan in these things.



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