Waiting for the Lord to move in our behalf ain't always easy. Even Jesus, our Lord and Savior, didn't always receive instant answers to His prayers. But He realized that delays don't necessarily mean denial.
God answers prayers when it's best suited to accomplish His purposes in our lives. David, because he waited patiently for the Lord, received benefit from God:
God lifted him out of his despair,
God set his feet on a rock,
God gave him a firm place to stand, and
God put a new song of praise in his mouth
Many time blessings escape us until we've gone through the trial of waiting. When God sees you praising Him in the storm, praising Him in the loss, that's what He calls a "a sacrifice of praise."
Often when we seek guidance, we seem to be in a dark dungeon, especially in times of bereavement, loneliness, and discouragement. These are times when we pray, cry, and groan, but nothing seems to happen.
Here is when we need to learn Jesus' example to wait patiently on God. In God's own time and way, He will come and lift you up and out of the pit, setting your feet upon a rock, and securing our steps.
He knows it's not easy and you feel like quitting. When you praise Him in the pit, that moves Him in a greater way. It's one thing to be grateful when things are going your way, but when you have a song of praise in your heart when every circumstance says you should be depressed, get ready for God to show out in your life.
Praise brings you out of the pit. Praise when it's sunny, and praise when it's rainy. Praise when business is up, praise when it's down. God is looking for some pit-praisers, people who praise no matter what happens.
The pit is simply a test to see if you will trust Him. Don't wait till you get out of the pit; praise Him while you're in the pit! "Praise" is in you. Rather than wait for someone to deliver you, to pray for you, to cheer you up, get Judah up and start thanking God that He's turning things around in your favor.
Be a pit-praiser!!
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