“SELF – PITY IS A SLIMY, BOTTOMLESS PIT. Once you fall in, you tend to go deeper and deeper into the mire. As you slide down those slippery walls, you are well on your way to depression, and the darkness is profound. Your only hope is to look up and see the Light of GOD’S Presence shining down on you. Though the Light looks dim from your perspective, deep in the pit, those rays of hope can reach you at any depth. While you focus on GOD in trust, you rise ever so slowly out of the abyss of despair. Finally, you can reach up and grasp The LORD’S hand. GOD will pull you out into the Light again. The LORD will gently cleanse you, washing off the clinging mire. GOD will cover you with HIS righteousness and walk with you down the path of Life. ” para-phrased – “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young
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. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD. PSALM 40 : 2 – 3
Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him For the help of His countenance. PSALM 42 : 5 (NKJV)
The LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love. PSALM 147 : 11
Prayer: Lord thank you that your rays of hope can reach me and meet me where I’m at. When I start down the path of self-pity, help me to count all the ways you’ve taken care of me in the past and are still doing and reach up and grab your hand. In you I am safe and loved. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
