There is never a better opportunity for conversation with God, but when you find yourself in “the valley of the shadow of death,” in those moments of desperation and helplessness.
Being still is not something I’m really good at, since I’m what you’d call a type ‘A’ personality. At first glance, it’s easy to assume that Psalm 46:10-11 is about not being busy.
Brothers and sisters, I do not regard myself as having taken hold of it yet ; but one thing I do : forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead - Philippians 3:13
The way of trust is a movement into obscurity, into the undefined, into ambiguity, not into some predetermined, clearly delineated plan for the future.
Valleys are the perfect place to discover that we have a faithful God; a God who heals the brokenhearted, who gives rain in the midst of a drought, who comforts and encourages the discouraged, who gives strength to the weak and who gives grace to the humble.
There is never a better opportunity for conversation with God, but when you find yourself in “the valley of the shadow of death,” in those moments of desperation and helplessness.
Being still is not something I’m really good at, since I’m what you’d call a type ‘A’ personality. At first glance, it’s easy to assume that Psalm 46:10-11 is about not being busy.
A valley can be a desolate place, and the longer you’re there the harder it can be to rememeber that valleys are always temporary; although, some may last longer that others and always longer than we’d like.
When we dare to open up and bare our souls, reveal the deepest and most sacred parts of ourselves with others without fear of judgment or rejection casual relationships give way to intimate ones.
I have been through many arduous and challenging things in my life that have required courage, but, oddly enough, I’ve never thought of myself as a courageous person.
No one like’s walking through “the valley of the shadow of death.” There’s nothing fun about it. These are painful experiences filled with the unknown, fueled by fear and anxiety