Keep Walking Through the Fog

Sometimes clarity doesn’t come when we stop and wait.  It comes as we keep going.

Last fall, my son came to visit for his birthday. He had two things he really wanted to do: go to a couple of Mariners games and make the drive to Mount Rainier to complete a pretty challenging hike.

We left early that morning, hopeful but a little unsure. The weather wasn’t great. It was raining, and the fog was so thick we could barely see anything around us. As we drove higher and higher, the fog only grew denser. It felt like we were just driving deeper into it, not out of it.

At one point, we started to question it.
Should we keep going? Is this even worth it? Are we going to get all the way up there and not see anything?

There was a real pull to just turn around and go home.

But then, almost instantly, everything changed.

We turned a corner, and there it was....Mount Rainier, clear and breathtaking, sitting under a bright blue sky, with sunlight breaking through in a way we hadn’t seen all morning. It honestly felt like someone flipped a switch. One moment we were surrounded by heaviness and uncertainty, and the next we were standing in light and clarity.

As we hiked that day and climbed higher, one of the most striking things was looking out and seeing that same thick fog and cloud layer sitting below us. Everything that had felt so heavy earlier was still there, but now we were above it.

I’ve thought about that experience so many times since.

Because honestly, life can feel a lot like that drive.

There are times when we feel surrounded by fog, spiritually and emotionally.  We feel unsure, discouraged, or just not feeling the clarity we’re hoping for. Sometimes we’re doing all the “right” things, and still, we just can’t see very far ahead.

In those moments, it’s easy to start questioning:
Is this working? Should I keep going? Why can’t I feel what I used to feel?

That fog narrows our view until all we see is what’s right in front of us.

But just like that experience on the mountain, the fog is not the whole story.

Christ is.

He is the source of light and clarity we’re searching for. Often, instead of removing the fog immediately, He invites us to keep moving forward, walking with Him.

That idea of continuing forward feels so real to me. It doesn’t mean everything is clear. It doesn’t mean it’s easy. It simply means choosing not to turn back.

I’ve found that turning to Christ in those foggy moments takes intention. It often looks simple:

• A quiet, honest prayer when words feel hard to find
• Opening the scriptures, even when it feels routine
• Choosing to believe He is there, even when we can’t feel Him clearly
• Slowing down long enough to notice small reminders of His love

Sometimes it’s less about doing something big and more about not turning back.

Because that’s the temptation. When we’re in the fog, we want to retreat. We want clarity before we continue because it feels uncertain, even scary.

But what if, like that drive, the clarity comes because we continue?

That day on Mount Rainier became a gentle reminder to me that the fog can feel overwhelming, but it is not permanent and it is never greater than Christ.

As we press forward with Him, little by little, He lifts us and gently helps us see.

And often, we come to realize that the light was always there.
We just needed His help to rise above what was blocking our view.

 I’m so grateful that He never asks us to find our way through the fog alone and that He walks with us every step of the way.

It was a tough hike that day, but I am thankful for that time I had with my son and the memories and lessons learned.

XOXO

Tiffanee