He heard my cry and lifted me out of the pit!

Psalms 40:1-3

1 I waited patiently for the LORD

he turned to me and heard my cry.

2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit

out of the mud and mire

he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.

3 He put a new song in my mouth

a hymn of praise to our God.

Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.

I want to say thank you to all that have prayed for me and my "pit" I have been in. God is SO faithful!

If you are unsure what I am talking about go here and read first then come back and finish this post.

Remember when I said that I was sure God would bring some kind of miracle into my life in a few days? Well, He did! Yesterday my hubby came home and he has gotten a raise! And it isn't just a small raise. When God does something He does it right! It is a raise of $1.31!!!
Now the reason behind this is because he is part of the Union and the job he has been working pays more. So while he is doing this job he will make this amount. If they move him it could change. And there is still the threat of him being laid off. But I am just gonna believe that God is gonna open a door here for him that no man can and that he will have GREAT favor! If God wants him to continue working here He can find him a job to do that isn't getting laid off.
So this raise is giving us about $200 extra a month after taxes. Pretty awesome huh.

I really am in awe right now and so amazed that God loves me enough to remember this and work this miracle for me. Even though, like I said before, He has never left me nor forsaken me, He always comes through and shows Himself faithful. I shouldn't expect anything different but when I can't see the other side of the trial I seem to lose faith. So if you are going through a trial or if you are in a pit, hold on! Press through and trust God to bring you through! He will deliver you and give you a new song in your mouth!

Now I wanted to talk a minute about my quiet place. Thanks so much Terri for your post the other day about your peaceful setting. I have referred to it once already but this morning God reminded me that I have a place that He has given me. Last year I began to wake up early to get alone with God and it was in the late spring/early summer. There would be a cool breeze blowing outside and it was just really peaceful. This place is on my back deck. The way my house is, the sun rises in the front of my house so the back is shaded in the mornings. This is important because here in the South it gets hot really fast in the summer. At 7:30 this morning it was already in the high 70's. My back yard is pretty big and there is a tree line all the way in the back. So it feel like I am in the country even though we are in the city. So this morning I had all intentions of sleeping in, but God had different plans. I woke up around 7:30 and all the kids were still asleep. Then God reminded me about my "quiet place" on the back deck. So I got my devotion book and my Bible and off I went. I sat and enjoyed the cool breeze, there were birds chirping and I was able to just enjoy God and all of His creation. That is medicine for my soul!
I do not have a digital camera so I can not share pictures of it right now but if my dear friend April comes over today I will ask to borrow hers and post pictures of my "quiet place" for you to see.

So my words of wisdom for today are:
Get outside and enjoy what God has made. Don't worry about sweating or getting dirty. Take the kids to the park or the back yard and just play with them. You will be amazed at how refreshed you will feel.