Stuck In a Rut
Over the last few weeks, we've had a lot of rain which makes for a muddy mess outside. Last Saturday morning, we finally had a break in the weather. Rusty was working late, and I decided to mow grass before the next rain came in. Because our yard is on a slight slope, lots of the water runs off and doesn't pool. It was dry enough to mow most of the yard.
I started out in front, and everything was going great. I knew the side yard would be damp but figured if I took it easy, it would be fine. I was wrong! On the first pass through the wet grass, I was in trouble. The tires started to sink and the more I tried moving the mower, the worse it got. Thankfully, a come-along on the Mule in four-wheel drive pulled it out like a pro. The problem was that the damage had already been done. A week later, you could still see the ruts that stood out like scars in the yard.
I should have never attempted to take the mower in that area in the first place. I knew one thing for sure though... once I was out, I wasn't going back. I’m pretty sure I would have realized that on my own, but I had just seen a TV episode where a man got his truck stuck in a mud pit. When his friend pulled him out, instead of leaving the area, he tried it again. Before it was over with, he had his truck plus two pieces of heavy equipment all stuck because he didn't learn his lesson the first time.
Sometimes we put ourselves in sticky situations. God is faithful to hear our cries. If we wait on Him patiently, he'll lift us of out of the mud. When He does, we need to be sure to turn the other direction and not head straight back into the mess we just got out of.
David writes of this in Psalm 40 when he says the Lord pulled him from the pit and set his feet on a firm place. I think of the song referencing this passage, He Brought Me Out. It says... He set my feet on the Rock to stay. Not to step back off into where we came from.
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 mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. -Psalm 40:1 - 2
He Brought Me Out - Zelley/Glmour Instumental
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