“I will pay you my vows that my lips promised…during my distress.” (vv. 13-14)

Has God ever answered your prayers?

Of course He has. He has proven infinitely and incredibly faithful. Yes, the answer may have differed from your specific desire, but God has generously and graciously preserved, provided for, and protected our lives—most evidently when we were most distraught.

Here’s the tougher question:

Have we lived up to who we said we would be, when we pleaded for His help?

If you’re like me, a while lot of promised life-change remains undone, unattemped, and unfulfilled.

Not because I don’t want to be the man I said I’d be if God rescued me.

But because I’m forgetful.

When my pain isn’t as acute—when my stress and distress seem manageable—I forget that that peace has only come after He has pulled me out of deeper pits. And I forget that, when I was in the pit, I knew I wanted to live for Him (and told Him as much).

What would your life—what would my life—look like if I lived up to the promises I made back then?

— Tyler