"IN THE VALLEY"
By La Shawn M. Montgomery
March 5, 2010
Original Source http://www.thahallway.com/hwayblogspot.html
Often times when we ask God for wisdom in a certain area we get a little disturbed if we have to experience a valley-like experience. There are those seasons where our social lives are great, the bills are paid, our loved ones are happy, there's food, fun, and fellowship! We couldn't be happier! Yet, when God begins to require a more intimate relationship with us, there's a shifting at times. Yep! You guessed it. People aren't speaking as much. The phone isn't ringing as often as it was. There may be intense fellowship going on between spouses. (You know, when nothing you say is the right thing to say). Things are not feeling good or looking good in the natural realm. Things seem VERY strange.
One day I was alone with God about 6 years ago, going over the final copy of my divorce papers. (I was in the Valley of Weeping). I sat on the floor and finally cried over the devastation. Living in a small city it seems as though everyone is connected somehow, and I had reached a point where I felt like a failure; Like I crashed and burned in front of everyone. I remember asking the Lord,"WHY". I wanted an answer. He began to teach me about intimacy and how I had lacked it because of past hurts and old wounds that I had experienced in my youth. So I went through a valley where I had to expose my true self to a few of my sisters and brothers in Christ during that season. Intimacy is where you let the person you love inside, and you allow them you to see the real you, your authentic self. I had never done that.
Once the process was complete, I found so much joy in that valley. I got a chance to cry, laugh, and heal. It seemed as if the old natured woman died in that valley, and a new woman emerged. If God is calling you to a closer place in Him, don't run, or be angry. It's in the valley where you can grow, heal, and learn what you need for the next season in your life. God Bless.
La Shawn N. Montgomery
Member of the Church of Love Faith Center
Inspirational Writer and Motivator
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