“I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me and heard my cry. He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm.” - Psalm 40:1-2 (NASB)
Have you been crying much lately? Maybe not you but some of us have because it is part of our walk to encounter difficulties so severe that we end up crying out to God for relief. Our steps do not always stay on the road and out of the bog, do they? Truly, if we do not watch the steps of our feet, we might wander too near the edge and slip into the mud, the miry clay. It is difficult for us to move forward when our footing is so uncertain. When we sin, mourning and grieving and weeping over our condition is expected. Here's what we are to do. Cry out in prayer with confession and repentance. We wait patiently for the Lord to respond because we are promised that He is inclined – that is, God intends to hear our prayer and does. He promises that “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9 He will not leave us bogged down. He will bring us out of the muck and mud and set us on a firm place where we can trust our footsteps. Let’s trust God today and the next time we find ourselves off the path.
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