He Heard God’s Voice on a Mountain 😳
A man recounts climbing a mountain despite recent knee surgery and claims to have received an audible message from Jesus Christ telling him to 'walk a little farther,' which he interprets as a spiritual lesson about humility reinforced by discovering a boulder plaque with a relevant biblical verse.
Summary
The speaker describes an impulsive mountain hike undertaken in poor weather conditions while recovering from knee surgery. At a mountain stream, he stops on a rock to pray and ask God for guidance about his purpose. He experiences what he believes is a spiritual revelation that God's favorite trait is humility, and that this is what he needs to learn. While descending, he becomes physically frozen in place for what he estimates as 2 to 20 seconds, which he interprets as Jesus Christ's presence. At this moment, he claims to hear an audible voice from God instructing him to 'get up' and 'walk a little farther.' He then ascends the mountain again and discovers a large boulder with an embedded plaque inscribed with Psalm 121:1-2: 'I lift my eyes to the mountains. From where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord who made heaven and earth.' He views this discovery as confirmation of God's message and concludes his experience by falling to his knees in worship.
Key Insights
- The speaker identifies humility as God's favorite trait and realizes this is the spiritual lesson he needs to learn from his mountain experience
- The speaker claims to have heard an audible voice from Jesus Christ saying 'Johnny, get up. I want you to walk a little farther with me' while physically frozen on the mountain
- The speaker experiences a moment of complete physical immobilization lasting between 2 to 20 seconds, which he attributes to Jesus Christ holding him in place
- After hearing the divine message, the speaker ascends the mountain despite his knee injury and discovers a boulder plaque quoting Psalm 121:1-2 about help coming from the Lord
- The speaker interprets the discovered plaque as God's confirmation and validation of the audible message he received, leading him to worship
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Transcript
[0:00] A storm's rolling in. I'm in shorts and a t-shirt. I just took off walking. I think it's like 4,800 feet to the top. Well, I had knee surgery not long before that. I shouldn't be doing this, but I don't care. I reach a mountain stream and there's a big rock out in the middle and I get on the rock and I say a prayer and I ask the Lord, "What am I doing here, Father?" It hits me. What's God's favorite trait? It's humility. I need to learn humility. That's what this is about. So, I start back down that mountain. At one point, I go to step. I was frozen. I couldn't go anywhere. Could…
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