#Liftmeoutofmypit
It is so easy to get stuck in a routine that I fall into a pit. Get up and have devotion. Pack lunch and go to work. Go for a run and come home to cook. Do a little homework and watch TV. Go to bed and it is the same process all over again tomorrow. Before I know it, I find myself in the pit. It becomes easy to focus on the fact that my house is still for sale or that COVID19 is ramping back up. While I am in that pit, I find that Satan’s voice becomes louder than the Holy Spirit. Thankfully, I have God to pull me out of that pit. In Psalm 40:2 NIV “He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand”.

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#words #waterwalkinggirls
“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.” Ephesians 4:29
Words are important. Google “words” in scripture and you will see how much importance is put on our words. Timing, tone, and word choice are all addressed in scripture. There is a time to speak up and a time to be quiet. Proverbs 31:8-9 tells us: “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy” while Proverbs 21:23 instructs: “Those who guard their mouths and their tongues keep themselves from calamity.” Bottom line: words are important.

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#liveyourlifeinhim
Have you ever pictured Christ building us up in him? Recently while running, I noticed this tree being held up by a piling. I immediately pictured us as the tree, rooted in him and the piling as Christ, strengthening us in our faith. We read in Co 2:6-7 NIV; “So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.”

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#voiceoftruth #waterwalkinggirls
“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
The writer of scriptureand.blogspot.com wrote: “There is a choice repeatedly laid before mankind. Choose to listen, obey, and trust God’s voice or listen to other voices (including your own). “ This week as I have read about and meditated on the word truth, Satan has been at work whispering lies in my ear and trying to sway me from the real Truth and trying to get me to listen to my own voice. Every now and then I would lose my focus and allow anxiety to sneak in and upset me. Rachel Hollis says, “Anxiety is fear of a made up future.” Therefore when Satan is wagging his tongue and trying to induce anxiety we must stop letting the wheels of our brain turn and turn thinking about all the what ifs. Instead we must listen to the voice of truth. Where can we turn to hear the voice of truth?

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