Turn on the light - Stuck

Psalm 119:105 (ESV)

105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

• Today, we are going to shine the light at our feet

Psalm 40:1–3 (ESV)

1 I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry. 2 He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. 3 He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the Lord.

Do yo ever feel stuck?

• Maybe in moments where you are trying to get "past" a particular thing

• What about in your thinking, do you ever just feel bogged down?

• Sometimes I think i'm ready to move into a new season, but I look around and the scenery doesn't change

3 Things That I Learn From Sticky Seasons

• Being "Stuck" teaches me that I'm not in control 

  • I'm learning in my sticky moments that God controls the times and seasons

• In those moments - sometimes God is not trying to teach me that HE CAN -

• He's letting me find out that I CAN'T!

• The longer I lie to myself that I can FIX IT MYSELF - the longer I stay stuck!

  • "Mercy sakes alive I'm a girl!"

• Being "Stuck" is an opportunity to wait well 

  • When you're stuck, you have no choice but to wait - but HOW are you waiting

• Do you know how i wait?

  • Franticly

  • Irritably

  • Angrily

• David said: I waited patiently - 

• I prove my faith and trust in God in the sticky moments!

• Being stuck was never meant to define you - it was meant to refine you.

  • When I tell my story - do you know what the really good parts are?

    • They are the moments when it seemed hopeless

    • They are the times when I had almost given up

      • God loves you enough to make your story interesting

Hebrews 12:2 - "The author and finisher of our faith"

• When the story of your life is told - it's not going to be a boring one!

• But when I'm like David - stuck in the pit of destruction and in the miry bog

• God shows up and pulls me out!

• When it's over - I have something to stand on

  • From sticky feet to stable steps - He... set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure.

  • From a cry of distress to a song of praise - He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God.

The moments that I am stuck make freedom feel so good