The Hole

     Ever been in a hole?  I remember as a kid, digging a hole in the sand, wither at the beach, or in a sandbox or just in your back yard (I lived in West Texas, most back yards had sand, weeds, dirt, and Spiders, lots of spiders.)  It was fun, especially if you could make that hole big enough to climb into.  Digging a hole in the clay and climbing in , that felt good, the clay was cool the further down you dug, the cooler it got. 
     How about now?  Now that we are "all grown up"?  Are you in a hole?  Maybe your "upside down" in your car payment, or owe more on credit cards then you make.  These are all financial holes. But what about YOU, what about depression, addiction, feeling low all the time................You actually feel like your in a hole all by yourself and there is no way out.   You look up the air is way up there, I mean WAY UP THERE>  The sides of the hole are slick, no rocks, no roots   nothing to grab onto and try and climb out.  Believe me YOU  have tried to climb out of that hole many MANY times, but just couldn't do it.  Just have slipped, fallen right back down, each time it seemed the hole got deeper and deeper.   Maybe you saw someone up there now and then, you yelled at them and the few that heard tried to help, they ran, got a rope and lowered it down, but couldn't lift you up, or the rope was to short, or they would shout encouraging things to you to try and help like" "You'll be alright, I am sure the Lord will help you get out of there, don't worry" and then they went on their way.  But you were still in the hole.
Guess what?  There is someone who will not only lower a rope to you, but He will climb down in that hole with you to help you up.  He has been down in all kinds of holes and knows how to climb out of them and help you.  He will carry you up if He needs to, one hand on you , one grabbing the rope.  He of course is Jesus, and He want even ask you that embarrassing question you have been dreading "How did you get down there?  Why can't you  just stay out of that hole ?", or "I leave you alone for 5 minutes and look were you end up"  No, He will dust you off, care for you , give you a drink of water, take you to get something to eat, ask you about your self, get to know you, love you, and do whatever you need.  In a few days or so He may ask you something like: "You know, if you stopped going down that street, then it would be allot easier to avoid that hole"  you know some good advice like that.
     You see God doesn't just throw us a rope, He climbs down there with us and helps us.  He has been where we are, and doesn't  mind being there again to help us get out.
     Have you ever seen how a Coast Guard rescue swimmer helps people who are drowning in a storm ?  The Helo hoovers over the people needing rescuing, and the rescue swimmer jumps into the ragging waters with the people.  He lowers a rope, but he jumps into these dangerous waters with those he is rescuing.  He doesn't lower a rope and yell: "OK, hang onto that rope and we will pull you up."  He puts his life in jeopardy to help you.  I have never been in that situation, but can only imagine how much safer you would feel with someone in the water with me, and telling me what to do, instead of someone in the helo over my head shouting orders down to me from 40 or so feet. 
Get it?    God does not let us go through ANYTHING that He is not standing right next to us.  My Nephew is going through some real issues right now.  My Sister my family and I have really been praying for this situation and my nephew.  My sister asked the Lord to send More Angels to help her son, and God told her he had.  I can see God, saying to Himself, "I had it covered, but if you want more angels, then so be it,"     You see God cares so much for us He answeres our prayers regardless of the need. 
If you find yourself in that same ole' hole, that you have been in over and over, there is only one thing to do, call on Jesus, It doesn't matter if it is the 2000 time or the 1st time you have been trapped in that hole, He will not leave you or forsake you.  BUT if you don't call, He cannot show up, that is His nature, He don't go where He is not welcomed.