We live in a culture obsessed with the highlight reel. We readily share our mountaintop victories—the promotions, the milestones, the idyllic family dinners—while hiding our arguments, failures, brokenness, and deep valleys. Fear tells us that if people see the real, unvarnished parts of our journey, we will face judgment, be labeled as broken, or ruin the reputations we have worked so hard to build. Yet keeping our hardest seasons hidden leaves us carrying the weight of shame alone.
Mountains and Valleys | Part 3
Smooth paths make terrible navigators. When life is going well, it is easy to shift into spiritual cruise control, coasting on top of the mountain while slowly drifting into self-reliance