Static-ky Hair and Bottomless Pits

There are days like today where I can hardly look in the mirror.

My hair is so static-ky my nephew recommended attaching fashionable feathers to it to complete the flying chicken look.

My face is so pale I glow in the dark.

And the hours I’ve spent agonizing over the Yoga ball in various planks seem wasted and laughable as I stare at my unchanged silhouette.

Yep, it’s winter, and I simply hate it.

It’s about this time of year that I tell myself 3 things.

• I’m glad I’m single and don’t have to succumb another human to my present appearance.
• I’m glad it gets dark early and I don’t have to look at myself as long.
• I’m glad I blog and can share these atrocious details of my life with the world at large.

I’m in a deep pit bottomless pit of self pity.

I keep hoping someone will walk by and get me out, but all I hear is the echo of my own complaining.

If only I could move to Hawaii. I’d solve 2 out of my 3 imminent problems. A tan and static-less living sound pretty good to me right about now.

Ever found yourself in the throes of a pity party that’s too deep to navigate through?

There’s no map detailed enough to get you out of it.

There’s no book long enough to guide you through it.

There’s no motivational speech strong enough to break through it.

There was a man named David who found himself in a similar pit once – although I’m pretty certain his pit wasn’t about static-ky hair and pale skin! Here’s what he said about it in Psalm 40:1-3:

“I waited patiently for the Lord, he inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry blog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. 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.”

If you’re in your own pit of self pity, here are 3 things to consider:

1. You don’t have to pull your way out of it, all you have to do is cry out. God is loving enough to pull you out of the deepest pit.

2. You don’t have to work your way out of it, all you have to do is wait. God is timely enough to work your way out of the longest pit.

3. You don’t have to talk your way out of it, all you have to do is sing. God is good enough to give you the brightest song in the darkest pit.

When you’re facing static-ky hair and bottomless pits: Wait. Cry. Sing.

And as you stop looking at yourself and turn your focus upward out of the pit and onto the Lord, your life will start making the kind of lasting impact you long for it to.

Now that’s a promise from God’s word!

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