“I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure.”

Psalm 40:1-2

God’s direct encouragement to me through this scripture…

After God showed me the way in which I had been working against Him (shared in the post “Butterfly Wings”) this is the next encouragement He sent me.

When I read this Psalm, I felt hope surge within me. It told me that I was not left alone to figure out how to love and encourage my family in a way that honored Him and them. He had heard my cry. He had pulled me from the pit of destruction. He had set my feet upon a rock. He would put a new song within my mouth.

God, in His wisdom, had not revealed the harm our family roles caused—and why I needed to relinquish mine—until He had given me a new foundation for my life—Him.

He first assured me of my status before Him because of Jesus. I wrote about this in the post titled “Why, Jesus?” Only then did He urge me to know this truth: when I was baptized into His family, He became first in my life. It didn’t matter that I’d spent years without understanding this, thinking instead that my family and protecting our family secret came first. His promise to show me the way I should go was as fresh as it was on the day of my baptism. At last, He was able to take my hand in His. I surrendered in trust to Him and we began the journey to His higher ground.

This is the third foundational scripture God used to encourage me.
To go directly to the first one, click here [Why Jesus?].
To go directly to the second one, click here [Butterfly Wings].

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Image: original color pencil drawing by Robin Lybeck: Higher Ground