"He who digs a hole and scoops it out falls into the pit he has made. The trouble he causes recoils on himself; his violence comes down on his own head." -- Psalm 7:15-16

While not directly connected, this verse reminds me of the saying "You can't dig yourself out of a hole".  The teaching is thousands of years old, and yet, after thousands of years, are we still trying to dig ourselves out of holes we create.  The good news about holes is that they can be filled.  But when you're in it, sometimes you have to swallow your pride and ask others to help fill so that you can step up and eventually out of the pit.  If you're in a pit, a hole, a trench... whatever... don't worry.  You're not the first, and you won't be the last to be in such a situation. Do not despair.  Do not dig any further.  Get a plan and get some help and take it one step at a time.   Hopefully we can learn within our lifetime how to rise up and not just walk on the ground above, but to one day soar above it.

Readings:  1 Chronicles 7:1-8:40; Acts 27:1-20; Psalm 7:1-17; Proverbs 18:22