The Valley Of Vision

"THE VALLEY OF VISION"

LORD, HIGH AND HOLY, MEEK AND LOWLY,

Thou hast brought me to the valley of vision,

where I live in the depths but see thee in the heights;

hemmed in by mountains of sin I behold thy glory.

Let me learn by paradox

that the way down is the way up,

that to be low is to be high,

that the broken heart is the healed heart,

that the contrite spirit is the rejoicing spirit,

that the repenting soul is the victorious soul,

that to have nothing is to possess all,

that to bear the cross is to wear the crown,

that to give is to receive,

that the valley is the place of vision.

Lord, in the daytime starts can be seen from deepest wells,

and the deeper the wells the brighter thy stars shine;

Let me find thy light in my darkness,

thy life in my death,

thy joy in my sorrow,

thy grace in my sin,

thy riches in my poverty,

thy glory in thy valley.

During this time away from life in Nigeria, God is humbling me in amazing ways. Why? To show He doesn't need me to carry out the work there. He is testing me to see if I really trust him and take him at His word. He has sovereignly placed me here to wait on Him for such a time is this. He continues to show me I must believe that His will is being accomplished even when I can't see. Through darkness the light of His presence is filling my soul. Like the Puritans of Old, I am seeing His glory in my valley. I praise God because I know in the steepness of this valley, my heart has been desperate for HIM. I am seeing the love of Christ in a new way. The depths and goodness of His character are becoming more clear to me, and in this I rejoice. I rejoice not in my circumstances, but in the God of my circumstances!

"The Steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace, Because he trusts in you. Trust in the Lord forever, For in God the Lord, we have an everlasting Rock"

Isaiah 26:3