Wanting God's Best

GET OUT OF THAT PIT
A 40 – DAY DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL

DAY 2; Bondage Blended In
“No matter where we go, a pit can always fit. The scenery around us may have changed, but we’re still living in that same old pit. The problem is the pit can be so close we can’t see it.”
--Beth Moore (page 9 of Get Out Of That Pit Journal)

REFLECTION QUESTION; For some people a pit can be so close they can’t see it. Why is this true?

I think that sometimes we do not see the pit because we are so used to not living life to the fullest. Many people have lived most of their lives in one pit or another. We settle for things just being okay. It takes energy and motivation to live life to the fullest. I think sometimes we are lazy or too tired to see out God’s best for us.

PERSONAL APPLICATION; Have you ever been—or are you now—a “mobile pit-dweller”? If so, what was/is the nature of your mobile pit, and where did/do you take it?

Beth tells a story in the book about a person who has been living in a mobile home for years. Then they finally save up the money for a house. On the moving day the person drives the mobile home right into the living room of the new house and gets comfortable. We can take the pit with us to new jobs, new homes and new relationships. I have dragged depression all over the place. I started at home then took it to college and then took it overseas with me. I then took it to the next college, into my marriage and so on. Being in a pit is dark and lonely. It is hard to see out and to have a clear vision of the future. Depression is the same, dark, lonely, and difficult to see through.

REACHING UP

Lord Jesus I am ready for your vision for my life. I don’t want to be so stuck in depression that I am unable to see past it. Please help me continue to heal and to move forward. I need your help Lord. I need you to guide me, strengthen me, and fill me with your power. Please help me make permanent changes in my life. Changes that will help me live my life to the fullest. Changes that will glorify you and bless the people around me. Depression in its very nature is extremely selfish. I do not want to be a selfish person with selfish desires. I want to be a servant. I want to love, encourage and uplift the people around me.

“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.” Galatians 5:1A

Lord please help me live a liberated life free from depression!

Happy/Grateful List continued

100. After the cashier at Target would not let me purchase a $.50 gift card for V to play with a random man
        made her day by purchasing a gift card. He used the card for his purchase and then gave the empty
        card toV so she could use it as a pretend credit card.
101. We had a wonderful evening out as a family. We ate dinner outside at Noodles
        and Company.
102. V and I read books together tonight for an hour.
103. V and I played at the park in the beautiful sunshine we had today.
104. The dishes are done:)
105. We get to sleep with the windows open tonight. I love warm weather!