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Five Facts About Valleys
Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 17, 2017 (message contributor)
God designs valleys for His sheep to grow and sometimes He has to "make us lie down" there to teach us how to trust Him.
Here are 5 facts about valleys we need to remember:
1. Valleys are INEVITABLE. Jesus promised valleys would come in this world (John 16:33).
2. Valleys are UNPREDICTABLE. You don’t know what tomorrow will bring. You must be prepared for the valley after the
mountain top (James 4:14).
3. Valleys are IMPARTIAL. It rains on the unjust and not just the "just"! (Matthew 5:45).
4. Valleys are TEMPORARY. Peter refers to a "season of suffering" (I Peter 1:6). Ecclesiastes 3 tells us there is a "time" for
all things. I Corinthians 10:13 reminds us that God knows how much we can handle.
5. Valleys are for BUILDING FAITH. James tells us to "count it all joy" when we fall into a valley because God is answering
our prayer and making us more like Christ, stronger in our faith and deeper in our understanding.
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