On Sunday mornings before church, I take a drive through some country roads near our home and spend some time praying about the day. This sign is on one of those roads.
Not too many weeks ago, my family along with an out of state uncle and aunt were driving through here and I remarked that this sign described my life. Slow, rough road ahead pretty much nails it. I meant it to be funny in a self-deprecating way, but there is actually great truth to it and that isn’t bad.
Most of life moves pretty slowly and can be plenty rough at times. The drive and ambition to move forward almost always outpaces reality. Things do not come our way nearly as fast as we would like them to. Unfortunately, this also means that difficult times also tend to mosey along at a leisurely rate. But they also will be a distant memory eventually.
Most of life is lived climbing the mountain. It is slow paced and arduous. When the peak is reached it is enjoyed only for a season until we see another higher peak in the distance that offers its challenge. Then begins our downward decent.
The truth is, no one stays on the mountaintop for very long. That’s because we just don’t want to. It is enjoyable for a while, but we begin to miss that slow rough road that leads us to the next peak.
Joel Stiff's Adventure 
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