feelings fade; trust Him anyway.

On this journey, we've been on the mountain top, and we've spent time in the valley.  Time spent on the mountain top is great; the feelings that God is with us are abundant.  Trusting God during this time is always easier because, after all, we feel that He is there.  Time spent in the valley is more difficult, and those feelings that are so abundant on the mountain top aren't so plentiful in the valley.  I would love to say that trusting God in the valley is just as easy as it is on the mountain top, but the sad truth is that trusting God for the next step in the journey is usually more difficult for us when the feelings of the mountain top have faded.

Right now, it seems as though we're in a long stretch of valley, waiting and waiting to get out of the maze of red tape that currently has us ensnared.  This time in the valley is where our faith is stretched and grown, and we learn to trust God without relying on feelings.  So, even though the time in the valley is sometimes painful, we'll cling to God's truth and know that He is with us.