Though I Walk Through the Valley
Yes, thought I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me. Psalm 23:4
There was a season in my life when I understood that verse Psalm 23:4 in a way I never had before.
I was married to a man who struggled with drug addiction for many years. Because of his addiction, there were dangerous people and dangerous situations around us. I prayed. I cried. I pleaded with God.
And honestly, there were times when I didn't feel like God was with me.
I remember praying, "God, please give me a sign. Please show me what I'm supposed to do."
And God did.
At that time, I didn't understand everything He (God) was doing. I was simply trying to survive what felt like an impossible situation. I felt afraid, exhausted, and alone. But when I look back now, I can see something I couldn't see clearly while I was in the valley.
God was with me.
He had never left me.
There were times when I could have lost my life, but God spared me. There were situations that could have ended very differently, but somehow, I came through them. At the time, I may have thought, "Where is God?"
But now when I look back, I say, "He was right there."
Psalm 23 doesn't say, "When you walk around the valley, I will be with you."
It says, "Thought I walk through the valley."
That means the valley wasn't my destination.
I had to walk through it.
And sometimes that's what our lives feel like. We pray that God will take us our immediately. We ask him for a sigh. We wonder why He isn't answering the way we want him to.
But sometimes, while we're looking for God to remove the valley, God is walking through it with us.
And that is what I want every woman to know.
If you are in a valley right now, God's presence has not left you.
You may not feel Him.
You may not understand what He is doing.
You may be scared.
You may be asking, "God, where are you?"
But feelings don't determine God's presence. He is still your Shepherd.
He is still leading you.
He is still protecting you.
And he is still with you.
When I look back over my own life. I don't see the valley anymore.
I see the hand of God that carried e through it.
And if God could be with me in the darkest and most frightening season of my life, then I know He can be with yours.
So whatever valley you are walking thought tonight, don't give up.
Keep walking.
Because the Shepherd is with you.
"I will fear no evil; for thou are with me."
Blessing to all
Cindy Cooper
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