Psalms 23:1-6

1 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.

2 He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.

3 He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.

4 Even though I walk through the Or valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You have anointed my head with oil; My cup overflows.

6 Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life, And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

* There's a difference between mountaintop & valley experiences. 

* If we can praise God in the valley we will experience the mountaintop.

* Valley experiences are a process to bring you to maturity.

* Mountaintop experiences are to prepare you for valley experiences.

*The mountaintop is a place of sacrifice. We give up something there.

* We see God as he really is on the mountaintop.

* You can't have a mountaintop experience without the valley experience.

* Your character is built in the valley experiences. 

* Vally experiences are inevitable. 

* Most valley experiences are of God.

* Valley experiences test your character.