It was a gradual slide.
“This was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughter had pride, fullness of food, and abundance of idleness; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.”
– Ezekiel 16:49 NKJV
[Esther 1:10,11] When the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded … to bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on.
It was their darkest hour. “And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.” – Acts 16:25 (KJV)
Everything is upside down. “Cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.” – Psalm 55:22 NKJV
[John 12:37,38,40] “But although He had done so many signs before them, they did not believe in Him…”
[Isaiah 62:10] “Go through the gates! Prepare the way for the people; build up, build up the highway!”
Your life is in whose hands? “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.” – Philippians 4:6 NKJV