Jan Bagwell Ministries

In The Valleys I Grow
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Sometimes life seems hard to bear,
Full of sorrow, trouble and woe.
It's then I have to remember
That it's in the valleys I grow.

If I always stayed on the mountaintop
And never experienced pain,
I would never appreciate God's love
And would be living in vain.

I have so much to learn
And my growth is very slow,
Sometimes I need the mountaintops,
But it's in the valleys I grow.

I do not always understand
Why things happen as they do,
But I am very sure of one thing.
My Lord will see me through.

My little valleys are nothing
When I picture Christ on the cross
He went through the valley of death;
His victory was Satan's loss.

Forgive me Lord, for complaining
When I'm feeling so very low.
Just give me a gentle reminder
That it's in the valleys I grow.

Continue to strengthen me, Lord
And use my life each day,
To share your love with others
And help them find their way.

Thank you for valleys, Lord
For this one thing I know,
The mountaintops are glorious,
But it's in the valleys I grow!

Jan Bagwell
God Bless !
BRAD ROGERS, AS THOSE OF YOU WHO KNOW HIM , IS IN A BAD PLACE RIGHT NOW AND HE NEEDS OUR PRAYERS...THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW HIM HE IS A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE AND I WORRY ABOUT HIM...HE HAS A HEART CONDITION AND IS HAVING HEART CONGESTION AND HAS BEEN TO THE DOCTOR AND ALSO HAS LOST A LOT OF WEIGHT (DOWN FROM 180 TO 157) AND WILL BE GOING TO THE HOSPITAL NEXT WEEK FOR A HEART CATHERIZATION. HIS HEART WOULD NOT BE A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR SURGERY...THEY WILL BE RUNNING TESTS ON HIM TO SEE WHY HE HAS LOST SO MUCH WEIGHT