Thanks For Listening

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 sat my feet 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.


          - Psalm 40: 1-3




I was looking through my yarn stash today and found a bag from Books a Million.  Not an unusual find - I buy way too many crafting magazines and tend to put them back in the bags after I have read them.  The thought being that someday, I will get them put away on my bookshelf.


This bag didn't have the usual knitting or scrapbooking magazine.  It held a book by one of my favorite Christian authors - Beth Moore.  The title of the book is 'Get Out of That Pit'.  I can tell by the placement of the bookmark that I didn't make it too far into the book.  Also in the bag is a devotional journal written by her entitled 'Looking Up:  Trusting God With Your Every Need'.  Never even started it.


I don't specifically recall making this purchase, but no doubt I did.  Probably during a period of time when I was feeling pretty down.  I don't know why it was put aside at that time.  


I am pretty sure why I found it tonight.