#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”.

Ocean waves are caused by wind moving on the waters surface. The friction between the water and air molecules causes energy to be moved from the wind to the water. If I could just keep myself on the surface and not let waves of emotions like defeat, ungratefulness, or fear wash over me. Thankfully, I have God to hold me on the surface. In Isaiah 43:2 NIV “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flame will not set you ablaze”.

My daughter, Kendal recently introduced me to the “Unspoken” Pandora radio station. One of the many songs I have fallen in love with is “Sleep in the Storm” by Unspoken. Some of the lyrics sing; “Let the waves that rise around me hold me gently through the night”. I love this image of God holding me through life. God will find me both in the pit and on the waters surface. If we dig deeper in Psalms God will lift me up by putting a new song in my mouth; Psalm 40:3 NIV “He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the lord and put their trust in him”.

Will you allow God to lift you out of your pit and put a new song in your mouth? Will you allow God to hold you through life’s storms?

Sleep in the Storm by: Unspoken