The thing I appreciated most about Get Out of That Pit, was Beth’s honesty. It gives me hope knowing what God has done in Beth’s life. She was a pit dweller, and now God is using her to teach and encourage hundreds of thousands of women all over the world. Beth is a living breathing example of God’s grace, his power, his plan, and his faithfulness! Beth shows us that God not only delivers us, but will use our pain and suffering for His glory in unbelievable ways! God does'nt just deliver us, he refines us into pure gold and uses us to change the world! That’s a lot to hope for!
The second thing I appreciate about Get Out of That Pit, is the foundational teaching . . .call on Jesus, immerse yourself in the Word, & pray Scripture. This is the answer to every question, the solution to every problem! Beth makes it clear that more human will power is not what’s needed, Jesus’ power is what is needed.
The third thing I appreciated was the “freedom from Pit" Scripture. Beth leads us to God’s Word and shows us examples of pit dwellers, their deliverance, God’s promises of freedom, and examples of God’s faithfulness.
My favorite “pit” scripture is Psalms 103:2-5
Praise the Lord oh my soul, and forget not his benefits—Who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, Who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, Who satisfies your desires with good things so your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
My prayer for all of us today is that we would never forget all the Lord's benefits and that He would surround us with songs of deliverance(Psalm 32:7)!
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13 comments:
Great post! You really summed up the heart of the book. It's nice to meet you; you have a beautiful site.
I love your post and book review. I read through your blog and love your other posts....thank you for sharing.
Thank you for your honest sharing. You are truly on a wonderful journey. You will discover more and more how dark and dingy that pit really was, and how wonderful it is out in the light. Though the pits seem never-ending, they will become much less powerful. You are on the road to freedom.
Oh, you put everything so eloquently! I wish I could convey my thoughts as beautifully as you.
Amen to that prayer!
Jesus is the answer to every problem, He is the road map when we've lost our way, and He is the hand reaching into the pit to pull us out!
thank you for the prayer!
I tell you what...that Beth can pray Scripture like noone's business, can't she?
I had that scripture underlined too. I LOVED all her scriptural references. Good, good stuff! :)
Amen to that prayer...and isn't it true...we go from one pit to the next??
I was patting myself on the back for allowing God to pull me out of my current pit, and slipped and fell into another one...can't see with my nose in the air!!
I agree with you about Beth's foundation always being saturated with God's word. If I could just do that and keep doing it...
Great job on the book review. I loved the book and the way Beth seemed to understand what we all go through. I love what you said in point 2 that what we need is Jesus' power not more human power. Amen, if only we could remember that!
I love Beth's honesty in this book, too - no pretense, no attempt to gloss over the hard stuff.
And thanks for the reminder of Psalm 32:7 - such an encouragement to read that this morning!
Thanks for doing this book club thing-y with us!
Hello,
Just stopping by to 'discuss' the book club book. I enjoyed reading your notes. Here's to heading up and out, hanging on to God's robe!
~TaunaLen
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