Heart to Heart

Give Me My Mountain!

Do you remember the things God has spoken to you in the past—the promises He has given you? Are you ready to say to the Lord, “Give me my mountain! I want to possess the promises in Your Word that belong to me”?

I’m excited today because God has promised us something, and we can have it if we’re willing to go after it with our faith! You see, what God has promised us is not going to fall on us. We have to take hold of what belongs to us with our faith and with our obedience to His Word.

Caleb was a man who remembered what God had spoken to him, and he held on to God’s promise for 45 years! That’s a long time to keep believing and remembering what God has said to you. Caleb told Joshua, “Give me that mountain over there—the one that God promised me” (Joshua 14:12). But that mountain just happened to be full of giants!

That didn’t stop Caleb for one second. He boldly declared, “The Lord helping me, I will drive [the giants] out” (v. 12 NIV). I like that! He was saying, “The Lord helping me, I will take my mountain.” And with the Lord’s help, you and I can take our mountain too!

Why did Caleb end up possessing the mountain God had promised him? Joshua 14:8 (NIV) says that Caleb “followed the Lord . . . wholeheartedly.” Not only did he follow the Lord with his whole heart, but he also operated in the God-kind of faith (Mark 11:23). In other words, he believed what God spoke and he spoke what he believed. By believing and speaking God’s Word, he possessed what God had promised him!

Has God said something to you? Has He given you a promise? Don’t let it slip! You have to hang on to His promise like a bulldog does with a bone! Your faith may not bring the promise overnight. But if you’ll keep on believing and speaking God’s Word, His promise will become a reality!