Every Pit is a Tip.

Life is all about perception and understanding. What you do not like,  you do not watch. If you are fed up with a situation, you'd stand up and up your efforts, else you will remain grounded. If you don't know who you are, the devil will tell you who you are not. The word "Pit" , when spelt from back to front means "Tip" - it is all about your perception. When one finds himself or herself, in a so-called "pit" situation, such person can still look above the situation and see it from the positive aspect - that is, as a "tip" to succeed. There are situations that some people termed unfavourable, yet others succeed there. Life is all about results. We are not defined by our challenges, we are defined by our breakthroughs. 

1 Thessalonians  3:3  says: "That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto."

From the above verse, we can resolve that it is expected of one to go through challenges. After all lectures in a class, there will be an assessment or a test. The challenges of life make a believer better and stronger in his or her walk with God, and are never to mar his or her life. Until the vine goes through the winepress there won't be any wine. In fact, any challenge that comes to a believer is for his or her advancement to the next level of greatness and exploits. 

Psalms  34:19 says: "Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all."

Before each new challenge, God knows, and has devised a solution for it and leaves you to come to him so that He will show it to you, Jeremiah 29:13. This is where most people miss it! It is not the righteous that delivers himself or herself, God does, Psalms 34:19. Unfortunately, some people go about panicking and relenting on themselves for the solution. 

1 Corinthians  10:13 says: "There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it."

Joseph's dreams sent him to the pit but he didn't stop dreaming. He, from the dry pit was placed in the 'adulterous pit' of Potiphar's house, yet he didn't compromise on his love for and trust in God. He was transferred from Potiphar' s house to an underground pit (dungeon) and yet he didn't stop dreaming or being positive. In the end, all the pit experiences paid off. Daniel, was thrown into the pit that had lions in it, forewarned, yet he was firm in his love and fear of God. The same goes also to the Hebrew boys, who were thrown into the pit of flaming fire and yet, they didn't even smell of fire neither were they consumed. No situation is allowed to consume you unless you allow it.

God has a foreknowledge of all the happenings of life. God's interest in the happenings of our lives is that we acknowledge Him as the only way to have all our needs met as they arise, John 15:5 & John 14:6. God knows our frame. 

Psalms  103:14 says: "For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust."

Life is always about perception. Those who see light in every life situation don't stumble on obstacles, they make out of them, a ladder to their goal. Those who see darkness, in turn remain grounded. Though one may fall at times trying to achieve,  staying down is unacceptable! A just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again, Proverbs 24:16. The Lord bless you.