The Valley

I didn’t see it coming
This valley below
I didn’t see it coming
So how could I know

I would trip over my actions
And the sharp words you said
I didn’t see it coming
And stumbled into dread

Of the sunrise each morning
What each day would bring
A way out of the valley
Or the same old thing?

No I didn’t see it coming
My focus was blurred
But you can’t believe everything
You’ve seen or you’ve heard

Regarding the valley

Did you know it disappears in
plain sight?
But lurks in the darkness
To trip you up in the night

And I didn’t see it coming
It caught me off guard
It trapped and imprisoned me
The days there were extremely hard

But I heard a still small voice speak
Unfolding in glory
And little did I know
The valley was a huge part of my story

So, no I didn’t see the valley coming
But it made me stronger each day
And without the valleys in my life
I would have nothing to say

To offer encouragement
To others just like me
Who’ve walked headstrong
Right into the valley

Not anticipating getting lost
Or falling off course
Never expecting the valley
To be the greatest source

For intimacy with my beloved
My Jesus, my King
No, I wouldn’t trade my valley experience For anything!

Author: Marie Fitts

Wife, Mom, Daughter, Sister, Aunt, Friend, Writer, Dog Lover, Grated in and Grateful, Child of the Most High God!

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