I need a safe place to confess\u2026I fell into the pit again. The pit of discouragement.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a trap, and I do my best to avoid it. Didn\u2019t even see that dark hole till I tumbled in. Then I knew exactly where I\u2019d landed. I\u2019ve been there before.<\/p>\n
This plunge happened while I was carrying a load of worries\u2014a dozen possibilities I couldn\u2019t control. The what-ifs had piled up obscuring my view. Life felt as if I were walking through a forest at midnight.<\/p>\n
Wandering in this dark, uncertain place, I tossed the worries around. Nothing looks promising. Why keep trying? There\u2019s no hope.<\/em><\/p>\n Poison thinking led straight to the pit, and before I could catch myself, I crashed headlong to the bottom, scattering my worries among the brush and briars.<\/p>\nPoison thinking led straight to the pit, and before I could catch myself, I crashed headlong to the bottom, scattering my worries among the brush and briars. <\/a><\/span>Click To Tweet<\/a><\/span>\n Reeling from the fall, I shook myself off and tried to clear my thoughts.<\/p>\n How did this happen again? How will I get out?<\/em><\/p>\n I reached in my pocket and pulled out my fail-proof deliverance strategy\u2014God\u2019s Word stored in my heart\u2014and began reviewing verses.<\/p>\n \u201cBehold! God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation\u201d (Isaiah 12:20).<\/p>\n Could I believe this in the pit? Well\u2026yes! Gathering my worries, I noticed a hand reaching down to help as I began climbing, one step after another. Back on solid ground, I put all those worries in the hands of my faithful God, who alone can do something about impossibilities.<\/p>\n I\u2019m traveling on, believing this truth.<\/p>\n \u201cBlessed be the Lord that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant\u201d (1 Kings 8:56).<\/p>\nBlessed be the Lord that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant\u201d (1 Kings 8:56). <\/a><\/span>Click To Tweet<\/a><\/span>\n God always keeps his promises.<\/p>\n I\u2019m compelled to warn others. Watch your step! More importantly, watch your thoughts!<\/p>\n Have you spent time in the pit of discouragement? I\u2019d appreciate your leaving a comment. And please share this with your friends!<\/p>\n \u00a9 Dianne Barker 2018<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I fell into the pit again. The pit of discouragement. It\u2019s a trap, and I do my best to avoid it. Didn\u2019t even see that dark hole till I tumbled in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[142,9,40,386,373,212,41],"class_list":["post-1615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","tag-control-thoughts","tag-dianne-barker","tag-discouragement","tag-god-keeps-his-promises","tag-trust-god","tag-watch-your-step-theres-a-pit-ahead","tag-worry"],"yoast_head":"\n