"The Pit"
In my The Everyday Life Bible Joyce Meyer added a side note for Psalm 40:2. It is called a Life Point, and here is what Joyce has to say:
Psalm 40:2 (AMP) He drew me up out of a horrible pit [a pit of tumult and of destruction], out of the miry clay (froth and slime), and set my feet upon a rock, steadying my steps and establishing my goings.
When the Bible speaks of “the pit,” as it does in Psalm 40, I always think of the depths of depression. The psalmist David often spoke of feeling as though he was going down into a pit and calling out to the Lord to rescue him and set his feet on solid, level ground.
Like David, nobody wants to be in the pit of depression. It is a terrible place. I cannot think of a worse place to be. When we are deeply depressed, we feel bad enough as it is. Then the devil comes along to add to our misery by bringing thought of every negative thing imaginable. He reminds us of every disappointing thing that has ever happened to us and tries to make us believe that nothing good will ever take place in our lives. His goal is to keep us so miserable and hopeless that we will never rise up to cause him any problems or to fulfill the call of God on our lives.
We must learn to resist descending into the pit of depression where we are at the mercy of the tormentor of our souls, who is determined to totally destroy us and our witness for Christ. Be like David; cry out to God and allow Him to set your feet upon a rock and bring stability to your life.
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Ok, I know that not everything that Joyce Meyer writes is good and that some of her stuff you really need to pray about before you follow her teachings. I have to tell you though, this Life Point really hit home for me. I have been in the pit of depression for far too long. I have let the enemy keep me from where I should be and what I should be doing, because I have felt unworthy. NO ONE is really worthy of God’s grace and love. However, He has called us anyway. We need to lean on Him and do the work that He has called us to. Melly, it is time to wake up, smell the roses and get to where God wants you. Stop making excuses. God does not want your excuses, He wants you to obey what He has called you to do. Lean on Him. Let Him lift you out of your “pit” and follow where He leads.
