POTHOLES!

Psalm 40:2(NKJV) He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, Out of the miry clay, And set my feet upon a rock, And established my steps. 

Potholes! There are so many in our roads at the moment and in the dark the other night we didn’t see one and our car hit one really badly even though we were well within the speed limit. Down we went and Bang! The tyre wasn’t just punctured, it was ripped. We ended up having to buy a new tyre and tracking. Costly pothole!

Sometimes we hit potholes in our daily living too don’t we? They may be potholes of discouragement or fear. We don’t always see them coming and down we go into a horrible pit. It might be a sudden illness, or an unexpected bill or a family upset. Whatever it is we need to turn to the Lord for His help to raise us back up out of the hole!

God says He is our very present help in trouble. He’s not off on the other side of the universe somewhere when we need Him! As I stood at the side of the road with the torch in the dark, I was praying in tongues and asking for the Lord to give us His angel protection and assistance as cars sped past us. God is our ‘go to’ Person whatever our situation, even when we have a flat tyre!😊

Have you had any potholes, any horrible pits, in your life lately? If so, let me encourage you to know God is right there with you and He is in the process of turning things around for you, to bring you out of the mud and mire, and back onto solid rock. I was reminded yesterday that every setback is an opportunity for the Lord to orchestrate a ‘setup’ for blessing. We’re tempted to have that sinking feeling but we need to remember to find something to praise God for, in the middle of the hole. 

Jonah praised God in the middle of the whale, in the dark, and the smelly mess! I was standing by Chris changing the tyre, praising God that it wasn’t raining or freezing cold, because he’d not brought a rain coat. We can praise God even when we don’t feel like it, and to be honest I didn’t ‘feel’ like it!😊

Friends, God wants to encourage us today. If you are in a pit of some kind He is in the process of lifting you back up, so let’s keep our eyes on Him and praise Him regardless. He’s worthy of all our praise and you’ll be surprised how He turns things round for you. God is our ‘Lifter Uperer!’😊 So lift your arms up and let Him lift you up today in Jesus name. Amen.

Psalm 40:2 (NLT) He lifted me out of the pit of despair…He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along.

Have a blessed weekend.x

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