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what is a prayer regarding fortitude written and read by Jessica van roekel
 blessed are those whose strength is in you heart are the highways to Zion as they go through the Valley of Baca they make it a place to Springs the early rain also covers it with pools they go from strength to strength each one appears before God and Zion Psalm 84 5 through 7 ESV
 do you ever start January with resolutions all shiny and bright do you think this is the year I'm going to get it all together and some of us work those goals like a bread maker kneading do but others like myself find those shiny resolutions dulling after a few days I start out with energetic bigger but lose it when the reality of the work involves smacked me in the face I forget about the in between the time to find us the moments of putting words into actions and being intentional about my intentions
 I'm determined to exercise eat right and get enough sleep but I make excuses and the desserts too good to refuse have committed to weekly family nights but busy schedules prevent them and meet goals for my spiritual walk to and determined to finally finished that one Bible study I started a few years ago but I can't find the book
 these resolutions and my inability to keep them leaves me feeling frustrated with myself so I no longer make resolutions but I do resolve to stay faithful to the Lord and trust that he will grow in me what he wants as I surrender to him this type of resolution needs fortitude undergirding it fortitude can be defined as the mental and emotional strength needed to face difficulties with courage winter doldrums creeping like fog on a lake and old coping habits of overindulgence and the mentality of do it tomorrow take over our resolve to use the plan are we spent way too much money on stays empty and we slide it into a drawer where it lays as a reminder of our ineptness to organize our life we begin responding to life from a defensive position rather than an offensive one
 this passage from the song reminds us that even though life holds hardships we can move forward into Beauty even though we may disappoint ourselves with our inability to stay focused on our January goals momentum is still possible so often we just qualify ourselves because of our perceived failures but what if we refrained our perception and viewed it as an opportunity to learn fortitude the psalmist tells us we go from strength to strength our strength is in God we find his strength when we seek his presence and when we have is present we have his Blessing this means that we have the strength or what's right in front of us not for something hidden around the next Bend God makes himself near us each step of the way since I had a wonderful thought to know that God is near when we feel alone when we spend time with God through Bible reading worship and prayer
 variance renewed spiritual strength we can look at our valleys and see Beauty for Ashes because God makes it a place of growth if you find yourself overwhelmed the areas you want to improve in your life lean into fortitude focus on receiving the strength you need from God by enjoying him by talking to him and by sharing your life with him he is your strength and he provides the mental and emotional tenacity you need let's pray holy God thank you for being my king of kings and Lord of lords great are you Lord You Are My Strength and my heart is set on you I know I will face situations where I will wonder if I'll make it to the other side help me to see the beauty making as I lean into you direct me as I go from strength to strength let the steps I take be guided by your hand and let the
 open my mouth bring you glory and honor thank you for making my valleys a place of growth I trust you for fortitude in Jesus's name amen
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