Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Get Out of That Pit

Well in my last post I talked about Beth Moore. It's so funny to me how we "stumble" upon things and are so blessed for it. I went to her Living Proof Ministries website (also a link on my blog) and was just looking around. Well she wrote a new book that was released in December called, "Get Out of That Pit." It's based on Psalm 40 when David was crying out to the Lord.
"I waited patiently for the Lord;
he turned to me and heard my cry.
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 40:1-3
So yesterday I went and bought the book. I'm always looking for a good book to read, although I don't actually do a lot of reading. I had bought a few since all of this had started with me, but none of which I really felt was something that I was learning anything from or benefitting from. Well let me just tell you this new book by Beth is the best book I've ever read. I don't think it was by accident that I "stumbled" upon it. I know this book was something God intended me to read.
I don't think you have to find yourself in a pit to be able to read this book. I believe this book would be excellent for everyone to read. There are even parts of my past that I was able to relate to it, and see how amazing God truly is. He has brought me through so much and continues to do so...even through this experience.
I think I am coming out of the pit. I don't think I am still there. I think I just don't really know which direction to turn, or what to do with myself. I often question what God is going to bring out of this, because I truly believe that there is something wonderful that will come out of this experience, I just don't really know what part in that I have. Or what I need to be doing. It can be very difficult to "see" what God has in store, or what part you play in that when all you feel you do all day is change diapers, do laundry, or cook a meal. But even in those day to day tasks, I know God is working, it can just be easy to lose sight of that.
This book (I'm now over half way through with it) helped to feel some of the feelings I feel and let me know I am completely normal, and bluntly told me what I have to do with those feelings. And I think I really needed to hear that. And the interesting thing to me is that, once I heard that, and let it sink in a little bit...something spiritual happend to me. I feel relieved, very relieved and feel like a burden has been taken off of me.
I'm sure I'll post about the book again, but there is a part that I wanted to share that just brought me to tears yesterday. Beth talks about 3 different ways we can find ourselves in a pit. We can be thrown into a pit, slip into a pit, or jump into one. She ended the chapter about being thrown into a pit with this:
"Beloved, let this one sink in deeply: if God allowed to be thrown into a pit, you weren't picked on; you were picked out. God entrusted that suffering to you because He has faith in you. Live up to it. All the way up."
That really touched me. Ahhhhh...I don't know what is going to come out of this, but I have faith that God is working, and continues to work on me. I can't wait for the day when I know what came out of this. That's always the fun part. When we can finish our story and have a miracle in the end. It will happen.

68 Comments:

Blogger Paulette said...

Larrissa,
Wow we have alot in common.... Thankyou so much for visiting and encouraging me. It meant alot.
I came by to visit your blog. I imediately felt God telling me to be a prayer warrior for you and this I will do.
I'am so sorry that you are dealing with this loss with 3 small children.
I too live in Texas I will def be back to visit and encourage you ok?
Please know you aren't alone I am here.

9:02 PM  
Blogger Lyndy said...

Larrissa,

I found you through Paulette's page and I wanted you to know that I too will be praying for you.

I went through a devastating divorce and it was the hardest thing I have ever gone through, so I know just how painful things are for you right now.

Just know that God is good and please know that your life can be wonderful and happy again. It took me a long time but I have found happiness again.

Praying for you dear one.

11:51 PM  
Blogger Noel Green said...

This was so encouraging - thank you for sharing. I needed to hear it today!

God so desires to give us good things, sustain us in the bad, and make us more whole (for lack of a better way to say it!) than ever.

In "the pit", we really must hang in there - we will see the goodness of the Lord.

9:09 AM  
Blogger Sara said...

Larissa...you are such an uplifter. You have uplifted me so many times just reading your blogs. I admire you for what you have done during such a hard time of your life. Keep writing..I love reading.

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