Coming to the realization that we need the Lord in order to live for the Lord fully gives understanding with how to walk with Him.
And that dependance on Him is realized in the valley, where we come to our end and find ourselves looking for His hand.
If our lives were always comfortable and we received everything our hearts desired, how would that create in us an awareness that something glorious is missing.
You cannot experience His comfort till you are in need of His comfort. You cannot experience His love until you realize you are in want of it. You cannot know Him as your Redeemer, your Deliverer and Savior if you do not perceive your need for these as well.
You cannot be made whole until you acknowledge your hurt and brokeness.
You cannot live genuinely walking with Jesus until you tried walking on your own and failed.
We all need God in our lives. This is very true. Yet, only those that see they have a need for God to be in their lives are those that receive and follow Him wholeheartedly.
Be thankful for the trials and hardships that produced in your heart an understanding of who He is and what He means to you.
Be thankful for the valleys that brought you to this reality of your need for Jesus.