Valley of Baca

Psalm 84:5-7 Blessed are those whose strength is in you,who have set their hearts on pilgrimage. As they pass through the Valley of Baca,they make it a place of springs. the autumn rains also cover it with pools.They go from strength to strength,
till each appears before God in Zion

My Prayer today: Lord, help me to keep my strength in you. Lord blessing comes when I purposely seek you as the strength of my life. Blessing comes to me when I turn away from things that offer false strength and temporary pleasure. You are the only strength of my heart. Lord, I am on a journey, a pilgrimmage to find you. I have set my heart to find you and not to turn to the right or left but to keep focused on you and totally surrendered to your will. Lord, I know on this journey, you will take me to valleys that are full of weeping, sorrow, and despair (Baca). Father, I understand that I go through these valleys so you can test me, prove me, and refine me into who you are molding me to be. These valleys are ironically valleys of springs and pools of refreshing because though on the outside I might be wasting away, the spirit man on the inside is becoming mature, strengthened, and steadfast. Through every valley, every mountain, and all the inbetweens; these are all leading to the day I will see you face to face. God, thank you for the valleys of baca; you are the potter and I am the clay.