Posted On: Friday, August 7th, 2009 at 1:54 am
“I waited patiently for the LORD to help me,
and he turned to me and heard my cry.
He lifted me out of the pit of despair,
out of the mud and the mire.
He set my feet on solid ground
and steadied me as I walked along.
He has given me a new song to sing,
a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see what he has done and be amazed.
They will put their trust in the LORD.”
—Psalm 40:1–3
Encouragement for Today
If you continue to long for an answer to prayer, wait patiently for God to act, and meanwhile, keep on praying and trusting. Keep on crying out to him. Be willing to testify of God’s goodness when he does deliver you. In fact, if you can think of times when he has helped you in the past, dwell on them now. Then—tell someone else! It’s never about you alone; it’s always about God and how he wants to bless others through you. When you recount God’s goodness to yourself and others, you are lifted up out of your pit.
—Diane Eble, author of Abundant Gifts: A Daybook of Grace-Filled Devotions
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