puricare chronicles: THE GOD OF THE VALLEY - There is a valley that each of us must enter, usually unwillingly, in order to experience the God of the valley-and to experience His faithfulness in the valley. Once we have spent time in this valley, we come out with something we would have never gained if we had not entered it. The valley brings much fruit into our lives so that we might plant seeds into the lives of others. God does not waste valley experiences. If we are faithful in the valley, we will enter a new dimension with God that we never thought possible. There is a harvest of wisdom and virtue that can only be grown in the valley. Know that the valley is a place of fruitfulness; it is a place of testing. It is where God brings what you know in your head into your heart. The only value of knowledge is when it becomes part of your heart. Look for God in the valley today. - Whenever we stand on the mountain, we are able to see clearly. It is the best vantage point to see what lies ahead. Wouldn’t it be great to live on the mountain all the time in order to anticipate what is ahead? God allows us to experience the mountaintop at times. Joseph’s first mountaintop experience was as a young man. He had the favor of his father, Jacob. He was given a fine coat and even had a dream about his future. As a young man, Joseph had a sense of destiny about his life. God often gives us a picture of our future so that we will remember this picture when we are being tested to trust Him in the valley.

Friday, February 19, 2021

THE GOD OF THE VALLEY - There is a valley that each of us must enter, usually unwillingly, in order to experience the God of the valley-and to experience His faithfulness in the valley. Once we have spent time in this valley, we come out with something we would have never gained if we had not entered it. The valley brings much fruit into our lives so that we might plant seeds into the lives of others. God does not waste valley experiences. If we are faithful in the valley, we will enter a new dimension with God that we never thought possible. There is a harvest of wisdom and virtue that can only be grown in the valley. Know that the valley is a place of fruitfulness; it is a place of testing. It is where God brings what you know in your head into your heart. The only value of knowledge is when it becomes part of your heart. Look for God in the valley today. - Whenever we stand on the mountain, we are able to see clearly. It is the best vantage point to see what lies ahead. Wouldn’t it be great to live on the mountain all the time in order to anticipate what is ahead? God allows us to experience the mountaintop at times. Joseph’s first mountaintop experience was as a young man. He had the favor of his father, Jacob. He was given a fine coat and even had a dream about his future. As a young man, Joseph had a sense of destiny about his life. God often gives us a picture of our future so that we will remember this picture when we are being tested to trust Him in the valley.

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The God Of The Valley

There is a valley that each of us must enter, usually unwillingly, in order to experience the God of the valley-and to experience His faithfulness in the valley.

Once we have spent time in this valley, we come out with something we would have never gained if we had not entered it. The valley brings much fruit into our lives so that we might plant seeds into the lives of others. God does not waste valley experiences. If we are faithful in the valley, we will enter a new dimension with God that we never thought possible.

There is a harvest of wisdom and virtue that can only be grown in the valley. Know that the valley is a place of fruitfulness; it is a place of testing. It is where God brings what you know in your head into your heart. The only value of knowledge is when it becomes part of your heart. Look for God in the valley today.

by: Os Hillman

“The man of God came up and told the king of Israel, ‘This is what the Lord says: “Because the Arameans think the Lord is a god of the hills and not a god of the valleys, I will deliver this vast army into your hands, and you will know that I am the Lord”’.” 1 Kings 20:28

Whenever we stand on the mountain, we are able to see clearly.

It is the best vantage point to see what lies ahead.

Wouldn’t it be great to live on the mountain all the time in order to anticipate what is ahead?

God allows us to experience the mountaintop at times.

Joseph’s first mountaintop experience was as a young man. He had the favor of his father, Jacob.

He was given a fine coat and even had a dream about his future.

As a young man, Joseph had a sense of destiny about his life.

God often gives us a picture of our future so that we will remember this picture when we are being tested to trust Him in the valley.

This picture usually does not reveal how God intends to bring about the visions for our life.

However, none of us really derive the character qualities God desires for our lives while we are on the mountain.

It is in the valley where the fruit is planted and harvested. It cannot grow on the mountain; it must grow in the valley.

God is a God of the mountain, but he is even more a God of the valley.

In the valley, it is more difficult to see ahead; the clouds often cover the valley and limit our sight.

Joseph was thrust into a deep valley that left him wondering if the God of his father had forsaken him.

Jesus hoped that He might be able to avoid the valley that caused Him to sweat blood.

There is a valley that each of us must enter, usually unwillingly, in order to experience the God of the valley-and to experience His faithfulness in the valley.

Once we have spent time in this valley, we come out with something we would have never gained if we had not entered it.

The valley brings much fruit into our lives so that we might plant seeds into the lives of others.

God does not waste valley experiences.

If we are faithful in the valley, we will enter a new dimension with God that we never thought possible.

There is a harvest of wisdom and virtue that can only be grown in the valley.

Has God brought you into the valley?

Know that the valley is a place of fruitfulness; it is a place of testing.

It is where God brings what you know in your head into your heart.

The only value of knowledge is when it becomes part of your heart.

Look for God in the valley today.

Os Hillman is Founder and President of Marketplace Leaders Ministries, an organization whose purpose is to train men and women to fulfill their calling in and through their work life and to view their work as ministry.

Os is an author of 21 books, speaker, consultant and recognized authority in the role that faith and ethics play in the marketplace. Os began sending out a daily internet email newsletter entitled TGIF Today God Is First in 1998. Today TGIF is read daily worldwide in 104 countries. Os has equipped leaders in 26 countries. Marketplace Leaders has an online bookstore, TGIFbookstore.com serving the faith and work movement.

Os has been featured on CNBC, LA Times, NY Times and many Christian media. He has been a regular contributor to Crosswalk.com, Charisma online, and Christian Post. He has spoken at Harvard University and was a visiting professor at Regent University for a season.

Before starting Marketplace Leaders, Os owned and operated an ad agency from 1984-2001. During this time he served clients such as American Express, Steinway Pianos, US Kids Golf, Peachtree Software, ADP Payroll Services, Parisian Department stores (now Belk), Thomas Nelson Publishers and many non-profit organizations. His company won many prestigious awards from the Direct Marketing Industry such as the International Echo Award, Direct Marketing’s highest achievement for excellence in direct marketing for specific ad campaigns.

Os attended the University of South Carolina on a golf scholarship and was a golf professional for three years before going into business in 1980. Os also attended Calvary Chapel Bible School. Os is married to Pamela and Os has one married daughter, Charis. He and his wife live in Cumming, Georgia a suburb of Atlanta.

https://todaygodisfirst.com/the-god-of-the-valley/

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