.muck and mire.

Today = Hebrews 6:13-20 + Exodus 1-2 + Psalm 40

Well I wasn't going to post until I got back to my room tonight.. but I'm sitting here bored out of my mind at work because 1) I can't find any paper to make a crib sheet with (you'd think in an office you could find something.. ) and 2) reading through more Bible is always a good thing :)

"I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and the mire; he set my feat on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. 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. Blessed is the man who makes the Lord his trust, who does not look to the proud, to those who turn aside to false gods. Many O Lord my God, are the wonders you have done. The things you planned for us no one can recount to you; were I to speak and tell of them, they would be too many to declare." (Psalm 40:1-5)

I love the imagery of these verses. God lifts us out of "the slimy pit, out of the mud and the mire." He takes us out of the darkest grossest messes, and brings us to a rock - a solid place in the midst of chaos. God's been teaching me a lot of humility lately, or at least I feel like it. Of course as I say that it's not longer the most humble thing.. but really God is showing me how perfect and amazing and glorious he is, just small glimpses at a time, while also showing me how crappy I am. Sounds bad, but God is so much more infinitely perfect and majestic than I could ever imagine. I am by nature messed up, but his grace is what pulls me out of that mire, bringing me into a place of amazing love and grace, hope and security. The more and more I grasp that fact, the more and more I feel like I need to hold on to him for dear life. He is truly my only lifeline. My All. My Everything.