If you are feeling discouraged by hardships in your life, remember, God has not only brought you to this Valley, he’s walking you through it – all the way to the other end.
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada. And once when I was feeling discouraged because of a long battle with pneumonia, someone gave me a little stone plaque and it read, “If God has brought you to it, then God will bring you through it.” I put it on my dresser so that I could see it and be reminded of this powerful truth every day. And actually, it’s a truth echoed in Psalm 23 where David the psalmist says, “Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for Thou art with me.” Oh friend, did you hear that? If you are feeling discouraged by hardships in your life, remember, God has not only brought you to this Valley, he is walking you through it – all the way to the other end. In other words, the Valley won’t go on forever – there is an end in sight. And until you get there, be encouraged. God is with you, and Psalm 23 is your assurance of that today.
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