Psalm 40:1 I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined to me, and heard my cry. He also brought me up out of the horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my steps. He has put a new song in my mouth, PRAISE to our God; many will see it and fear; and will truth in the Lord.  Blessed is the man who makes the Lord His trust, and does not respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. 

Did you wake up today and find yourself in a pit, just as Joseph did many centuries ago? Genesis 37  In Psalms 40 we do not know what pit David was in; perhaps it was sickness, slander, or sin. But we do know that he cried out to the Lord and the Lord replaced his sighing with singing. He will do that for you.  Why would a child of God sing even when the circumstances of life are the pits?  David sang because the Lord had listened to his cry. Saying a quick prayer about something then moving on is NOT the same as crying out to the Lord. Every loving father is moved by the cry of his child, and our Heavenly Father pays speckil attention and inclines His ear when on of His children cry out in desperation to Him.  That kind of praying REQUIRES humility and patience.  Because of his patience and passion, God listened to his cry and lifted him out of the miry clay.  Have you every tried to climb up a hill after a long rain?  Your feet kept slipping out from under you, and with every two steps forward you slipped back one. GOOD NEWS!  The SAME God who hears you will also HELP you get on SOLID GROUND!  Today, take your eyes OFF your difficult situation and focus on Jesus. Determine to do His work, declare to others His Word, and delight to do His will.   If you do, the Lord will PLACE music in your heart and a song in your mouth. Just as God rescued Joseph from the pit, He will bring you out of yours.  For it is WITH God ALL things ARE POSSIBLE Matthew 19;26  Father God, GUIDE me today and ALWAYS to DO ALL things that will bring GLORY and HONOR TO You AMEN 

Amen