Rock On!

Psalm 18:19 says"...he delivered me, because he delighted in me." Psalm 18 has been foundational in my journey out of the dark hole of depression as well as Isaiah 43 and Psalm 40:1-3. Again, though, I find myself in darkness. I believe I have been delivered. Psalm 18 is past tense after all, but I also realize that my freedom is a journey rather than a destination. It seems like it should be easier to climb out of the pit this time because I have done it before. Honestly, it isn't. At least it doesn't feel easier in the process. What does give me hope though, my Ebenezer Stone (1 Samuel 7:10-13), is the truth that God's word has brought me out of the deathly darkness and into the light of life. In 1 Samuel, the Israelites were in a battle with the Philistines and it wasn't looking good for Israel. Samuel offered a sacrifice to his God and the Philistines were defeated. They placed a stone in the place of that battle to remind them of what God had done for them. So now, battling the darkness again, I will not fall into discouragement. I will not give up the fight. I will turn the battle over to my God through the sacrifice of praise and remember my Ebenezer Stones. He has brought me out before and He will do it this time too. Praise His Name! In my weakness He is made strong. (2 Cor 12:9-10) The truth in God's word is the way out. Lay your Ebenezer stones along your path and you will always find your way.