I left off my last post with pictures of snow covering my almost bloomed spring flowers. Although life got busy and I never got a chance to take pictures of them, those snow covered beginnings of life did turn into beautiful blooms. It was a lovely spring and one that I appreciated more probably than any other in the past. The long, dark, cold winter made the spring seem brighter and more beautiful than any other.
Today my sweet neighbor and friend gave me Psalm 119 to read in the order of the following verses 18,15,5, &45. It came out like this:
I lie in the dust. (when I think of dust I think of a pit! A dark, filled with nothing, dust on the bottom PIT!) Revive me by your word. Open my eyes to see the wonderful truths in your instructions. I will study your commandments and reflect on your ways. Oh that my actions would CONSISTENTLY (that's key for me!) reflect your decrees. I will walk in freedom because I have devoted myself to your commands.
The only way to get out of the dust -the pit- is to look to Christ (not the "snow" ~our struggles) and KEEP our eyes on Christ. Looking to Him is the only way to get out and stay (consistent!) out of that pit.
When you are in a pit it is dark. Only when you look up can you see the light. Keep looking up towards the light! He will pull you out and then with our eyes on the light he will keep us from falling back in there again and again!
