Series: Psalm 23
Life is a mixture of pain and pleasure, of victory and defeat, of success and failure, of mountain tops and valleys.
“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”
Psalm 23:4
How do I handle the dark valleys of life?
What to remember in Dark Valleys
- Valleys are inevitable.
John 16:33
- Valleys are unpredictable.
Jer. 4:20
- Valleys are impartial.
Matt. 5: 45 (LB)
- Valleys are temporary.
1 Peter 1:6 (LB)
2 Cor. 4:17
- Valleys are purposeful.
1 Peter 1:6b-7 (PH)
Every problem has a purpose. Faith is built in the valleys of life.
What to do in the Dark Valleys
- Refuse to be discouraged.
Col. 1:11
- Remember that God is with me.
Is. 43:2
- Rely on God’s protection and guidance.
“…I walk through the valley of the shadow of death…Your rod and staff, they comfort me…”
Ps. 34:19
Believers and non- believers go through the same valleys of life, The difference for the Christian is not the absence of the shadow but the presence of the Shepherd. God is with you!