Mountains

Many times in the biblical narratives, mountains were places where man met God.
Moses would climb Mt.Sinai where a visible inferno of flame can be seen at the top.
Peter, James, John would never look at Jesus the same after their Master brought them into a mountain where they experienced Jesus transformation into His divine nature.
Jesus, Himself, before He started His day would retreat into the mountains from the ruckus of the crowd, for isolation and a time to talk with God.

It is no doubt then that in the bible mountaintops were places where man met God, but all too often many people don't make it to the top.
The Israelites did not climb up Mt. Sinai with Moses because they did not want to encounter the living God, whose thundering voice struck fear in their hearts when He spoke and whose appearance is like that of a consuming fire.
It is then a matter of one's decision whether or not one meets God.

There will be Mount Pain, Mount Heartache, Mount Loneliness, Mount Disappointment, Mount Uncertainty, Mount Hopeless that we will all climb sometime in our lives. Do not be reluctant to take that first step up the mountain. That first step is one step closer God, and that's our comfort isn't it? the comfort that God will meet us.
It's in those moments up there that we will see a side of Him we've never seen before, completely changed like the disciples. God will make a transfiguration in our lives and it's guaranteed that when we encounter the living God in our personal Mt.Sinai's, we will never be the same again.