HiKing with Jesus

HiKing with Jesus Hiking with Jesus is who I am and what I do. He tells me I'm His Treasure, and so are you!

Follow me to see where He takes me next, and what He shows me in this wonderful life!

04/13/2026

Food for thought:
Jesus gave the command "Love thy neighbor as thyself" in Mark 12:31 when He was talking to religious leaders. But when he was talking to His disciples, He said,"Love one another as I have loved you..."
As disciples of The Christ, we are called to love like Jesus, not like religious leaders who can't even see The Messiah in the midst of them.
We are not called to love because it is one of the Ten Commandments, but because we have experienced the love, forgiveness, and favor of the Creator of All!

HE IS RISEN! Yeshua is not on The Cross, not in the tomb, not lost, nor dead. Yeshua is Risen, seated at the right han...
04/05/2026

HE IS RISEN!
Yeshua is not on The Cross, not in the tomb, not lost, nor dead. Yeshua is Risen, seated at the right hand of ABBA in The Kingdom of Heaven.
And we are in a supernatural symbiosis with Him. He lives in us, and we live in Him simultaneously. And it benefits us both, because He first loved us, we now love Him.
Today, I am eternally grateful that He not only became the Sacrificial Lamb, but chose to beat death and sin so I can spend the rest of my life with Him.
Hallelujah!

04/01/2026

Jesus

Why did God the Father give us Jesus? To create a new religion? No. To show us how to love, to forgive with expectation of change,and to create community.
"Love one another as I have loved you." John 13:34, Jesus tells his disciples to love one another. He didn't tell them to love one another like they love their favorite pair of sandals, he said to love one another as much as they love their own bodies. To take care of one another, watch over one another, hold each other accountable, and make sure everyone's needs were met.
Matthew 6:15 "But if you don't forgive men their errors and transgressions, neither will your Father forgive yours."
It's a heart thing. To forgive is to yield up, lay aside, let go. It's not ,"It's okay what you did." It's, "I'm going to lay aside what you did and not hold on to this for me to suffer the consequences of your sins. You get to deal with this."
Jesus forgave, then followed it up with,"Go and sin no more."-John 8:11
Notice he didn't condemn, he sent her away to deal with their future actions and consequences. Thats what he's done for us. We have an obligation to love and change our way of thinking about sin. He gives us the tools and experience to hit the bullseye of what life in community is all about.
Facebook has an algorithm that picks out what you engage with. If you engage more with what offends you, that's what you'll see more of. If you engage more with musicians, that's what you'll see more of.
What you engage with in this life is what you'll get more of. Let that sink in.
Happy Holy Week! May you engage with God in such a way as you gain the revelation of Who Jesus is, and what it means to be seated with and in his resurrection. 🙏

Isaiah 55:9(KJV) "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts t...
03/15/2026

Isaiah 55:9
(KJV) "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts."
Do we value our thoughts above what Scripture says Gods thoughts are? Do we walk in His ways, or our own?
One of the things I am always searching for to know with my whole being is Gods thoughts toward me, because if I know His thoughts toward me, I can know His thoughts toward others.
And, if I can believe His ways are higher than mine, I will act accordingly, and not according to my own opinion.
"Hike Your Own Hike" turns into Walk His Path. We don't have to sacrifice ourself, but we do need to understand our flesh is to never be in control. His path is Truth. Just as on a thru hike we walk water source to water source, and camp to camp, in everyday life we can walk truth to truth, life to life, with Him who calls us beloved as our Source.

Consistency:acting or done in the same way over time:unchanging in nature,standard, or effect over time. Jehovah,the Lo...
03/07/2026

Consistency:acting or done in the same way over time:unchanging in nature,standard, or effect over time.
Jehovah,the Lord, is consistent.-Malachi 3:6
Thats why we know that the testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of prophesy.-Revelation 19:10
Whatever He has said He will do will be done. All of His words are Truth. He cannot lie.
As image bearers, we can know with full assurance that wherever we are consistent in our behaviors, we will build strength. Like an athlete, we build what we exercise. Faith, trust, kindness, humility, patience, peace, and love can all be built strong when we exercise them.
If I want to hike strong to see places I've never been before, I must train at home first. The places of familiarity are sometimes our weakest places. The mindset we practice most doesn't just affect our conversations and behaviors, it also affects our physiology. Consistently .
Science has proven that negative thoughts cause our body to produce chemicals that negatively affect our body. When we know and understand this, we can change our mood, our behaviors, and our health.
"Be transformed by the renewing of your mind." Romans 12:2. The word for transformed is metamorphoo in the Greek. Meta-morphoo, with morphoo meaning "fashioned", and meta meaning "amid;occupying".
I defined these backwards to make the point the whatever occupies the mind fashions the person.
Our beliefs fashion our thoughts. Our thoughts fashion our needs. Our needs fashion our behaviors.
Example:"hangry". It's hard to think clear thoughts without intrusive thoughts when we feel an overwhelming need of any kind, whether it be a need for food, rest, or safety.
Fashioning trust into our lives starts in infancy and grows as we grow. If we never got our needs met, growth is stunted. Physically first, then mentally and emotionally, which leads to spiritual immaturity.
So, what can we do? What should we do?
Feed our spirit from The Spirit. When we feed our spirit, we learn how valuable we are, then we watch over our heart, and our thoughts, and we begin to take care of our body.
Gary Brecka, a mortality specialist, says that pursuing comfort is what destroys us. Holy Spirit is our Comforter -John 14:26. Therefore, we should pursue Him that we would find our comfort there.
Pursue The Comforter at home, so that you might take Him out into the paths and trails He sends you. What you are consistent with at home, you will be consistent with on trail.
Psalms 23:1 "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want."
Now, that's a comforting thought!

"And don't be conformed, fashioning yourself to and for this world,but renew you mind, renovating your thoughts that you...
02/09/2026

"And don't be conformed, fashioning yourself to and for this world,but renew you mind, renovating your thoughts that you are transformed into a new creation, so that you prove to all that see you what is the good,and acceptable, and perfect will of God."-Romans 12:2
I am currently in a transformation period in my life. At sixty-seven years of age, I expected to be who I was going to be until my body passed.But God never ceases being the Creator of all, so I am once again in transformation, being refashioned to show a more acceptable version of myself.
Once again, I am training to carry my pack up hills, over trails, and through the forests so I can explore other places in this world. This time, without too many expectations.
Anxiety is pushing all my buttons, telling me my age and past injuries will stop me. But instead of a stubborn,"No they won't!" answer, I say,"Maybe. But my goal is to enjoy my journey."
So, as I let God be God, and I allow Him to be The Creator in my life, I hope you too will acknowledge that He knows what to do with voids and darkness, and that with a word, He can add Light, change the atmosphere, and fill you with joy in the space of a moment.
The trail provides. He is The Provider!

02/02/2026

God is an Artist
God created contrast. He created the atmosphere that is felt and not seen, then made it seen through rain, snow, and clouds.
He created the firm places, the earth, the land, the planets and moons. Places that are seen and can be touched and felt, then placed them into the vast void of what we call Space, but He calls The Heavens.
He created light(Genesis 1:3) and it is incomprehensible to the darkness.(John 1:5)Light displaces darkness. Darkness has no substance: it is void:(Genesis 1:2)
Light has substance, energy, and brings happiness. It changes the brain and the body, bringing life and uplifts the mood.
As a matter of fact, the word for light in Hebrew in Genesis 1:3 is 'or (ore) which also means happiness, and comes from the root word of the same name that means glorious, luminous, set on fire.
Jesus is The Light of Men: (John 1:4). That is why when people receive Him as Lord and Savior(truly), they often become "on fire for Christ". They want only to see others receive the light and the wonder He brings into life.
Humans are fearfully and wonderfully made in the image of ELOHIYM. He used His hands and breath to fashion and form us to that we are uniquely made distinguishable from the rest of creation, as well as distinguishable from each other.
Yes, God loves contrast, that way, we can distinguish good from evil, light from darkness, and discern between the things of this world that are nutrition to the body, mind, and soul, and the things of this world that are void of anything that is of any benefit to us.
-HiKing with Jesus

01/19/2026

Faith Based vs Will Power Based
When I understand Jesus paid the price for my freedom, I can then understand there is a Great Exchange that happened in the Heavenly Realm that I can embrace and incorporate into my life.
He paid the price for my sins so that I am forgiven, and so therefore can forgive from that place.
He's offered The Comforter for my grief. The oil of joy for my mourning.
A healed and whole heart and mind in exchange for the wounds of living in a broken world.
He offers to adorn me with beauty in exchange for the ashes of the parts of my life that has been burned to the ground.
A garment of praise for when and where I am feeble and obscure. Al this so that I am called a tree of righteousness and a planting of The Lord so that He is glorified through my life.
He's offered gives me the strength and supply to rebuild my life. He gives me total strangers to help me to be fruitful.
He gives me double blessing in the places of my life where I have born shame;Double portions and everlasting joy (not the temporary of this world) where previously I experienced confusion.
He has made an everlasting covenant with me.
In this, I have my peace. In this, my hope is restored continually: He is for me.

01/17/2026

Hike Your Own Hike: HYOH
It's a saying in the thru hiking community. It's a good way to live off trail as well. Here are some questions you can ask to "keep you on trail"
1. What are my expectations?
2. Have I prepared the best I know how?
3. Am I open to changing my plans?
4. Do I need others to agree with the way I'm hiking my hike?
My Answers:
1. I expect to see and experience new things and new places
2. I'm as prepared as I can be. New experiences are never prepared for, they're experienced.
3. His mercy is new every morning for a reason
4. I'm willing to repent, change the way I'm thinking, and lean into faith that "The trail will provide".
That's about it.

Hi Protein Cookies!
01/04/2026

Hi Protein Cookies!

Came up with a cookie recipe with 67.6g of protein, 177g of carbs, and 73g of fats (from almond flour,eggs, and macadami...
01/04/2026

Came up with a cookie recipe with 67.6g of protein, 177g of carbs, and 73g of fats (from almond flour,eggs, and macadamia nut milk) to bake for hiking trips. Today is my trial batch!

12/25/2025

Today is Christmas Day, and what The Lord has put on my heart is,"Decency and order". So I looked up the Scripture in 1 Cor.14:40 to see in what context it was said, what subject was being broached, and what the meaning of those Greek words were.
1.Decently:The Greek word is euschēmonōs ; decently, honestly.
2. Order: The Greek word is
taxis ; arrangement, fixed succession (of rank or character),official dignity.
Paul was speaking of the succession and order that people should prophesy and speak in tongues, not whether they should at all. Then, Paul points out that what is important is The Gospel he preached to them.
I believe he was pointing out to them that The Gosprl of Jesus Christ was more important than the following gifts that come after, and that the gifts they were arguing about weren't honest without The Gospel coming first.
Beloved, put The Gospel first in your life, and the gifts will flow from there.
Merry Christmas everyone!

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