Isaiah 43:16-19 NIV — This is what the Lord says—he who made a way through the sea, a path through the mighty waters, who drew out the chariots and horses, the army and reinforcements together, and they lay there, never to rise again, extinguished, snuffed out like a wick: “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.

Have you ever felt stuck? Do you feel stuck right now? Perhaps you feel like every day is the same humdrum routine. Maybe you find yourself making the same mistakes over and over. Or perhaps you are frustrated because you don’t see a way to make the same old circumstances of your life any better.

Remember the movie from 1993 titled Groundhog Day? Bill Murray plays the role of Phil Connors who is a self-centered weatherman. In the movie, Phil finds himself reliving Groundhog Day over and over. He is stuck. Phil broke the time loop by learning to put others first instead of being a narcissist.

Take some time to evaluate your feeling of being stuck. What can you change your focus to that would help you become unstuck? God is not a God of the stuck. He is a God who faithfully guides you and I. He is always working to “make a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland”. We just have to change our focus and allow Him to lead. 

Let’s pray. Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for always making a way to become unstuck. Open my heart and mind to Your guidance and direction. Help me to stay focused on You. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.

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