Climbing up, Slowly

Yesterday I talked with you about being in a pit. There is one difference between staying in the pit and getting out of the pit: motivation. Your journey out of the pit begins with that first step, a step faith that God is going to meet you where you are and help you out.

Last night, after writing, I made the decision to start getting up at 5 am again like I did a year ago. This gives me an extra hour all alone, in which I can pray unhurridly, read my Bible more in depth, or surf the net in peace. When I can have time to pray and read my Bible daily, this grounds me in God's Word and I am more apt to make better choices about my eating and talking. But to get up at 5 takes discipline; to go to bed earlier, to get out of bed no matter what I feel like, to not waste the precious minutes I have with the Lord.

Satan did not like my descision. As soon as my head hit the pillow, chaos ruled. One daughter woke up crying. Soon after settling her and getting back in bed, the power flipped off then on, so I got up to turn our heater back on. Then, a son got out of bed, wandering the house. So out of bed again to settle him in. The powere surged off, then on, two more times, so count two more trips out of bed to turn the heater on.

Satan tries to keep us in the pit. There, we are powerless against him. But when I stand up tall, and take that first step, Satan is under my feet. He can't rise above the floor of the pit. So stand tall today, friend, and take that step of faith. God is with you and is waiting to help you! I'll be praying for you!

Jenn