The pits of life

Life is the pits, I'm just in the pits, this is the pits. All expressions we have heard someone share, or have even shared ourselves at some point in life. I'll admit it, I'm not too proud, I've been there. Those days when life is the pits and we just can't seem to get motivated. But, I must admit the advantage of being a believer and having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ is that it is only a day or so in the pit. Never, will you experience the pits for prolonged amounts of time without Jesus lifting you out.
Psalm 40:1-3 I relied completely on the Lord, and he turned toward me and heard my cry for help. He lifted me out of the watery pit, out of the slimy mud. He placed my feet on a rock and gave me secure footing. He gave me reason to sing a new song, praising our God. May many see what God has done, so that they might swear allegiance to him and trust in the Lord!
There it is, we see David himself feeling those feelings of being in the "pits". He even goes so far as to describe it as watery and slimy mud inside of the pit. It doesn't sound like a place anyone would want to spend any amount of time.
The interesting part is the way he described coming out of the pit. He described it as singing a new song. I can admit to you, and you would admit it too, that I am a terrible singer. The beauty of being the terrible singer is that it doesn't sound as bad in your head as it does to others who are listening. I like to keep the dial on the local Christian radio stations but if there is a lul or a talk show I do have Big Daddy Weave in the cd player to rescue me. I love to sing along with the radion and it would be easy for someone to judge my day by the amount of time I actually spend singing along with the radio. It's easy for me to even tell when I am not in a good place, as I don't sing along even when some of my favorites come on the radio. I just ignore them or listen without any imput whatsoever. David tells us here we need to allow God to lift us out of the pits so that we can get a new song, and sing it with reassurance that when life gets too rough and we lose our song again God will be there to gently lift us out of the pit again, if we will let Him.
Have a great day and thanks for reading!