I Tripped, I Fell

I ran, I tripped, I fell, scuffing both of my hands on the rough concrete. I should have been more careful. In my hurry I did not navigate the hole in the grass where I stepped. As I write this, both hands smart a little. I quickly jumped up and quickly examined my self for more damage, while rushing into the chicken house.

There was no permanent damage and I was a little bit humbled because the fuel man was putting fuel in the tank there. I don’t know if he saw or not.

I remember things like that happening to people in Russia on the I see sidewalks in the winter time. Human reaction they would look around to see if anybody saw them before quickly getting up and hurrying on.

Trips and falls are a natural part of life. So much of life is this way. We run along and suddenly we trip and fall and we say we could have known better. But in our haste we forget.

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I wanted to be strong, to overcome the fear, but somehow it caught me and I fell into it’s clutches. I was embarrassed at my reaction but I felt powerless.

I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

Psalms 34:4 KJV

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I meant to be true to the Lord, but somehow the tempter tripped me. I should have known better, and I did know better, but it was at an unexpected moment. Now I am bruised and smarting from the fall, and really need help. My pride is hurt and my confidence broken.

I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, 

Luke 15:18 KJV

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Get up, get up and try again. Dry the tears, confess the sin, restore your faith, trust in God. His grace is sufficient and his arms are open wide. We need not fear.

For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

Proverbs 24:16 KJV

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I wrote this incident in my phone journal a year ago. When it popped up today, I thought to use it for an encouragement to the falls we have in life. We trip and fall because we are human, and humans fail. We may berate ourselves, or bow our heads in shame. Either way, we serve a living, loving God, who is ready to forgive and restore. Jesus never fails.