In The Shadow Of The Valley

 Revelation 7 verse 17, Psalm 27 verse 1, Psalm 23 verse 1-6, Jeremiah 2 verse 6, Job 10 verse 21-22, Isaiah 9 verse 2, Amos 5 verse 8, Matthew 4 verse 16, Psalm 107 verse 14, Luke 1 verse 79, 1 Peter 1:23.

In the Scriptures we see how God shows that even when we walk through in the Shadow Of The Valley or even when we walk through trials, we see that not even the in the Valley Of The Shadow of Death that the enemy can overcome, but we can persevere with the presence of Jesus and know that God will reign forever and show us that no weapon formed against us shall prosper and no weapon formed against us shall stand and we see how we can stand in Faith and how we can stand in Hope to Overcome by our stronghold in Faith and our testimony to succeed in Grace and in the Light of our Savior who is Love.

The dark inside my head, I've tried to run from it, God, let me not forget, You'll never leave me, You see the threats and lies, But You're not paralyzed, So tell me, why should I? You'll never leave me, When I don't feel alright, I'm finding that's alright, I know You are Who You say You are, With You by my side

I will face the night, I know You are Who You say You are, In the valley of the shadow, I know You're in control, I know You're in control, And I trust You, In the valley of the shadow, Your voice pierces the dark

You guide me to Your heart, And I trust You, In the valley of the shadow. When I want to shut down

I breathe in, I breathe out, There's hope in what I've found, You'll never leave me, Emotions like rollercoasters, My pain upon Your shoulders, God, fight it till it's over, And never leave me, When I don't feel alright, I'm finding that's alright, I know You are Who You say You are, In the valley of the shadow, I know You're in control, I know You're in control, And I trust You, In the valley of the shadow

Your voice pierces the dark, You guide me to Your heart And I trust You, In the valley of the shadow

The dark inside my head, I've tried to run from it, God, let me not forget, You see the threats and lies

But You're not paralyzed, So tell me, why should I? In the valley of the shadow, I know You're in control, (I'm in the valley of the shadow), And I trust You, (I'm in the valley of the shadow), Your voice pierces the dark, (In the valley of the shadow), You guide me to Your heart, And I trust You, (Ooh Oh Ooh), In the valley of the shadow, The dark inside my head, I've tried to run from it, God, let me not forget, (In the valley of the shadow), You see the threats and lies, But You're not paralyzed, So tell me, why should I?

So we see in all of this that even when we walk through the valley of shadows or in the shadow of the valley, we don't have to be afraid because we know that God is in our midst and we know God is near.

Move your focus off your fears so you can focus on the Father.

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.

Your love reaches deeper than the deepest valley, wider than any expanse keeping me from you.

How in all of this can we take our fears in the shadow of the valley or the valley of shadows and try to take all our fear and anxiety to what God wants from us as His Children who are beloved? How can we take all those fears and anxieties and bring them to God in prayer, so that we can and are able to see the light that overcomes all of this with God's help in knowing that we are never alone in this world?

Reflect on these things as I share the last thing I want to end on with all of you.

Relying on God has to begin all over again every day as if nothing had yet been done.

I wanted to end on this quote because sometimes even in our seasons of our valleys of shadows or in the shadow of the valley, we often sometimes fall down to where we want to give up because we think well, how can we even be helped, but if we change that mindset to where we realize we can be helped and have always had that help from God all along, then we start to realize that it's God we need to rely on, so that He can show us that even in bad, hard, sad, and frustrating moments, that every day is a new day and we should try to begin our day in relying on Him all over again as if nothing bad had yet been done to make us feel worried or afraid with anxiety in our heart and fear in our hearts and minds.