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a prayer for the valley lord you are my shepherd

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and because you are my shepherd i will not be

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abandoned i will not be forgotten and i will

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not lack what i need to fulfill your purpose

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for my life when my soul is tired lead me beside

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still waters when my mind is overwhelmed restore

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my soul when i cannot see the road ahead lead

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me in the right path god I confess that this

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season has not been easy. I have walked through

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places I never expected to walk through. I have

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faced uncertainty. I have faced disappointment.

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I have faced battles I could not fight in my

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own strength. But your word says, even though

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I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,

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I will fear no evil, for you are with me. So

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today, I declare, I am walking through this valley.

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This valley is not my destination. This darkness

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is not my permanent address. This difficult chapter

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is not the conclusion of my story. Because you

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are with me. When I cannot see you, you are with

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me. When I cannot understand what you are doing,

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you are with me. When I am exhausted from waiting,

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you are with me. Your rod protects me. Your staff

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guides me. And even in the presence of what has

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fought against me, you are preparing a table

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before me. God, anoint my head again. Restore

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my strength. Restore my peace. Restore my confidence.

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Let my cup overflow again. And when this valley

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is behind me, let my life testify that surely

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goodness and mercy followed me even through the

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darkest season. I will not surrender in the valley.

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I will not build my home in the valley. I will

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keep walking because my shepherd is with me.

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and I believe that you are leading me somewhere,

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from the valley, to still waters, from exhaustion,

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to restoration, from uncertainty, to your purpose.

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Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all

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the days of my life, and I will dwell in the

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presence of the Lord forever. In Jesus' name,

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amen. If you are walking through a difficult

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season today, remember this, the valley is something

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you walk through, not somewhere you remain. Your

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shepherd is still with you. You are not alone.