I'm not a failure because I fail.
For a righteous man falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity. Proverbs 24:16.
Caroline G. Benton writes, "So how does a believer overcome the falls since our time here on earth is brief?"
One of the positive things about falls is that they teach us to learn from our mistakes. I once saw the cover of a book on Scripture where the image was of a rock climber clinging to the face of a sheer precipice. Actually the picture focused only on the hands gripping the tiniest of cracks in the rock.
How do you think that man got so good at holding on? I'm sure it must have taken him many falls before achieving such a high level of proficiency.
It's what you do after you have fallen that determines the rest of your life.
For a righteous man falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity. Proverbs 24:16.
Pastor Steven Furtick writes,"And as I speak God's Word to myself, I'm reminded that God's mercy can convert the mistakes of my past into wisdom for my future."
By Grace,
Travis P. Dickerson
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