Help Me Find You in This Valley, Lord. I Need You

“Listen! It’s the voice of someone shouting,
‘Clear the way through the wilderness
    for the Lord!
Make a straight highway through the wasteland
    for our God!
Fill in the valleys,
    and level the mountains and hills.
Straighten the curves,
    and smooth out the rough places.
Then the glory of the Lord will be revealed,
    and all people will see it together.
    The Lord has spoken!’” ~ Isaiah 40:3-5, NLT

“What joy for those whose strength comes from the Lord,
    who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
When they walk through the Valley of Weeping,
    it will become a place of refreshing springs.
    The autumn rains will clothe it with blessings.
They will continue to grow stronger,
    and each of them will appear before God in Jerusalem.

O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies, hear my prayer.
    Listen, O God of Jacob.” ~ Psalm 84:5-8, NLT

“A voice of one crying out in the wilderness:
Prepare the way for the Lord;
make His paths straight!
Every valley will be filled,
and every mountain and hill will be made low;
the crooked will become straight,
the rough ways smooth,
 and everyone will see the salvation of God.“~ Luke 3:4-5, CSB

I yearn for You, Lord

Lord, the valley is deep. I’m stumbling over giant stones of overwhelm. I find myself tripping over the lies of the enemy — the very lies I recognize as such and yet yield to their evil intent to take my eyes off You.

Forgive me, Lord.

I know You to be faithful, full of love and mercy. I know You as El Roi, my God who sees me and knows all about it.

You are my hope. You are my peace.

You are my Light in this present darkness, in this valley of the soul.

I can see Your mountaintop, Lord. I yearn for its rest. I yearn for its glory — the glory of Your Presence, Your precious touch, the empowerment of Your Holy Spirit.

I yearn for You.

On the mountaintop.

Away from the valley.

Your Love Reaches to the Deepest Valley

But I know that in the valley is where my faith is deepened. My roots grow deep to drink from the Living Water running beneath the rich soil the valley affords. Here, I learn to recognize the promptings of Your Holy Spirit inside me with more clarity and assurance.

When I look up and view the mountaintop, I remember that I am Yours. I seek shelter in its shadow. I find comfort in knowing that You are high above in the heavenly heights, overseeing my life. 

Nothing happens without Your knowledge.

Your love reaches deeper than the deepest valley, wider than any expanse between the difficult place and the glory of Your mountaintop.

Open my eyes that I might see You, Lord.

You are the lifter of my head. Lift it, Lord, that I might behold Your glory high upon Your majestic mountain — the mountain that, by faith, I know is there towering above my distress.

Hold My Hand, Lord

I know You are with me. I know You are making these crooked places straight and leading me by my right hand straight to Your throne of grace high within the heavenly places, where I can rest in Your peace and see things from Your perspective.

I’m grateful for that, Lord. So grateful.

And I am grateful for You, my good, good Father.

In Jesus’s Name I pray, 

Amen

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Please don’t carry your burdens alone. I would be honored to pray for you. You may contact me directly at nan@nanjones.com

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Sweet blessings to you,