Get back on your feet

"For a righteous man may fall seven times And rise again, But the wicked shall fall by calamity"                       Proverbs 24:16

Many of us fail many times and fall flat on our face. However, it is the man or woman who gets back up again who will be successful.

Bob Hoover, an American test pilot knew a lot about this.  In WW2 1944, while he was shot down off the coast of France while flying a mission. He survived this and, after the war, he became a test pilot because of his extreme skill in flying. He crashed many times through this career but, refused to give in to fear. His favourite saying was:

'Get back into the cockpit of the bird that bit ya'. He showed tremendous courage until his death in 2016.

Another great man was Thomas Edison, who also was famous for his many quotations. After failing many times to perfect the electric light bulb, he succeeded on his 10000 attempt. That was a lot of work and an admirable demonstration of patience. I believe that many of us would have given up much earlier. He is famous for saying, 'I have not failed, I have only discovered hundreds of ways in which this bulb does not work.' How incredible to be able to say this publicly about what many people felt was a complete failure.

So, where do we come into this equation? Well, firstly we have got to accept that we are far from perfect. This is why Paul writes in Philippians 1:6 'being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.' Unlike us, Jesus always completes the work that He started. He never gives up.

You and I have very good intentions but, because of our human weakness, we can't always see something through until completion. We fail miserably. However, always have the opportunity to get up and start again. We may be flat on the floor, exhausted and fed up but, Jesus is at the side of us telling us to get up and keep going. If we do, He backs us all the way.

At this time, you may have made a mess of something and, you may be contemplating throwing the towel in. But you're better than that. You have the power of Jesus Christ within you and you've come this far, don't give up now. Let me encourage you, I have made more mistakes in my life and yes, I've often felt like giving up. But I have a determination within me not to do that and even though the road may be hard, I will not give in. Adopt that style and Jesus will bless you beyond your wildest dreams.

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now

Lord Jesus, I have sinned. I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today. In Jesus' Name. Amen
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