When we go through hardships, trials, learning experiences, trauma, temptations, loss, etc. and get to a place of victory, we are never quite the same again. We don’t see others quite the same again. We know ourselves better. We are stronger. We are better equipped for the next mountain. Our prayers don’t sound the same. Our faith is not the same. Our relationships are not the same. Our daily habits and routines are often not the same. Mountains change us. In fact, if you think back to every major change that has happened in your life, there will be a mountain attached to it.

One of the amazing things about mountains is that they help us know where we are. If you are ever lost, you can always use a mountain as a landmark to make sure you are walking in a straight line. In the same way, the mountains of our lives give us reminders of where we have come from as well as indicators of where we are going. Mountains pinpoint defining moments in our lives. How do they do that? Because we can remember points in our lives where major changes happened and those changes in our lives bring about changes in us. This is how God uses mountains in our lives…to change us.

In this episode, we'll explore the formula that Elijah used on Mount Carmel and that the thief on cross next to Jesus used in order to see great transformation happen.  This formula is one that we can use to get the most of out of the mountains God uses to grow us and transform us.