While in the Valley

You never realize what you have and what a blessing it is until it’s gone, whether it’s someone’s trust, love, or simple companionship. When you’re mainly thinking about just pleasing yourself you lose sight of what really matters – pleasing God above all else and doing what’s best for others. When you lose what you once had, it’s as if you’ve been doused with ice water. You’re brought to shame by your selfishness, your grief is overpowering by losing something very precious to you. However, it also helps humble you, making you grateful for things that at times seem so trivial and simple. God uses these times to bring His fallen child into like-mindedness with Himself. He uses the loss to water and nourish young believers - making them stronger, and also more sensitive to the desires of Himself and the needs of other people. He may also use this time to show His will for His child’s life, to guide this wandering child onto a godly path.

While in the midst of the valley, it is so easy to feel sorry for yourself and think everyone, including God, is against you. But we must always strive to remember our part in where we are, and also remember that God is with us and that all this is happening for a purpose. God offers us a great promise that we can hold onto for all time, the promise never to leave us nor forsake us (Hebrews 13:5). His love is eternal and if you ever feel alone, you can know for sure you’re not alone and also that God loves you with everlasting love. A love that even the deepest flood cannot drown. Praise God, all ye ends of the earth for His great and marvelous mercy. His truth shall never fail; His compassion renewed every day. His salvation, you can never lose, His promise holds forever. Just as you know the sun will rise and set, you can also know with greater assurance that God will never leave you. Praise Him for His ever loving presence.