As promised, today I will address the third and final way that we end up in a pit – WHEN WE ARE THROWN IN.  I call this the pit of innocence.  This pit has nothing to do with you or your sin.  You’ll be tempted to think it is your fault, but the truth is…IT ISN’T. The first pit spoken about in the Bible was this pit of innocence.  In Genesis 37, Joseph was just walking through the fields one day, going to see how his brothers were doing and the next thing you know…

“So it came to pass, when Joseph had come to his brothers, that they stripped Joseph of his tunic, the tunic of many colors that was on him.  Then they took him and cast him into a pit. And the pit was empty; there was no water in it.  And they sat down to eat a meal.”  Genesis 37:23-25

Every time I read this story, I get filled with emotion at the thought of what happened.  It’s not that I am worried about Joseph – we know that he turns out ok.  But what weighs me down is the thought of many others “Josephs” out there – who did nothing wrong, yet found themselves violently thrown into a pit by the selfish actions of another.

Below are some real stories of real people that I know.  The names are made up, but the stories aren’t and neither is the pain and hurt that they feel.  These are all real people who bleed and cry and suffer the anguish of their pit through no fault of their own.