Thursday Inspiration: Post #1
It was a very difficult time for us last year when we were experiencing health problems one after the other. Both Jotham and I were in and out of the hospital for different tests and treatments, and the strain was taking a toll on our relationship and ultimately, in our faith in the Lord.
It was during one
particular car ride home after some worrying test results that we heard the
words from the song "In the Valley."
The song goes...
"When you lead me
to the valley of vision
I can see you in the heights
And though my humbling
wouldn't be my decision
It's here your glory
shines so bright
So let me learn that the
cross precedes the crown
To be low is to be high
That the valley's where
you make me more like Christ"
Based on the Puritan prayer, "The Valley of Vision," the song speaks of the distance between sinful man and his holy God and how -- when we are in the depths of despair, God in His grace and mercy shines brightest in our lives. It is in the valley where He makes us more and more like him.
It made me realize that
even in trials, there is reason to rejoice. As Romans 5 says, "More than
that we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,
and endurance produces character and character produces hope and hope does not
put us to shame because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the
Holy Spirit who has been given to us."
God is still God in every season in my life -- the good and
the bad. Even in the valley of sickness and uncertainty, in the season
of waiting and unanswered prayers -- there is always a reason to sing
and to worship.
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