“The LORD makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand.” (Psalm 37:23-24)

Like quicksand

How many times have you watched a movie where the hero is sucked down into a pit of quicksand? The harder they struggle the faster they sink. It’s a powerful picture of what it looks (and feels like) to be sinking (or caught) in a difficult situation or in some kind of sinful trap.

What to do

The ultimate answer is to immediately cry out to Jesus for help as Peter did when he found himself sinking.  

“But seeing the wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, “Lord, save me!” (Matt. 14:30)

A despairing cry

In the old church hymn “Love Lifted Me”, written by James Rowe, he wrote:  “I was sinking deep in sin, Far from the peaceful shore, Very deeply stained within, Sinking to rise no more; But the Master of the sea Heard my despairing cry, From the waters lifted me - Now safe am I — Love lifted me, Love lifted me, When nothing else could help, Love lifted me.”

Therefore  

“In my distress I called upon the Lord; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears.” (Psalm 18:6 ESV)

“Deliver me from the mire and do not let me sink; May I be delivered from my foes and from the deep waters.” (Psalm 69:14)