Some time has passed since I last wrote! Things have calmed down as I'm not training to run the Blueberry Stomp any longer. In fact, someone recently referred to me as a "runner"! I immediately set the record straight; for I am NOT a runner. I am a person who had a dream to run a race she had always dreamed of running! That doesn't make me a runner but it does make me someone who realizes I can accomplish ANYTHING I set my mind to.
I was recently reminded of that important fact in other areas of my life. The fact that if I want change, I can choose change. I was reminded once again that I am not victim to consequences of bad choices, but rather I have the ability, the right, and the power to make the changes in my life I want to make.
I recently read an AMAZING book written by Beth Moore, "Get Out of That Pit." This book spoke to my heart like no other book in my life!! Beth talks about how we can find ourselves in a pit. We are either thrown into a pit by no wrong doing of our own. Life circumstances have pushed us into the pit. Loved one's choices have sent us into the pit but we choose to remain in the pit out of self pity. We can also end up in a pit by just not paying attention. We sort of tried to straddle a fence and wound up knee deep in mud and mire. Lastly, we can end up in a pit by our very choice. We want what we want when we want it, and as a result we're paying the consequences in a big ole hole that seems impossible to get out of!
GOOD NEWS friends.... we are NOT stuck in a pit! It doesn't matter how you ended up in your pit, you CAN get out!! God loves each and every one of us. He knows the things we struggle with. He knows how we ended up in our pit. Even if we caused our own fall, He wants us OUT OF THAT PIT - NOW!!!!!! You're not alone. Help is on the way!!! Help is just a choice away!!!
I am out of pit that trapped me for so many years! I can't express to you the feeling of freedom from this pit! Yes, we may find ourselves in a pit for other reasons, but we must remember what we've learned along the way so we don't stay stuck in new pits for long! We were never promised an easy life.... but friends, it could be SO MUCH EASIER if we stick close to Christ and lean on Him for the strength to help us GET OUT of the pit once and for all!
From one pit dweller to another.... let's get out of dodge and enjoy the life God gave us!!!!
