Falling on your Face
23 Sep 2010 7 Comments
Every morning, almost without exception, I go for a 3+ mile walk. It is my exercise of choice, I suppose. Some days, I walk in silence, praying and talking over everything on my heart with God (and/or Jesus). Some days, I listen to my favorite radio station [K-Love]. Other days, I talk on the phone.
It all depends on my mood.
The other day as I was walking, singing along to my radio, I almost fell flat on my face. You see, I walk on a side-walk (novel idea, huh?!). As the years pass, sidewalks settle and well, oftentimes become uneven, causing a tripping hazard.
I am thankful that I didn’t fall on my face, but it brought to mind all of the times that I have “tripped” in life.
Most of the time, I just “trip” and recover quickly, thanking God for sparing me the recovery from a “fall.”
Sometimes, I have fallen on my face. Though those are often the most painful experiences, those are the ones that I have learned the most. I am thankful for those times too. How else do we learn the most meaningful of lessons, without experiencing a “fall?”
In scripture we are told, “In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” [1 Thessalonians 5:18 (KJV)]
When was the last time you gave thanks for falling on YOUR face?
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Sep 23, 2010 @ 01:37:41
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I enjoyed reading your post. Keep them coming. Being the perfectionist that I am, I rarely give thanks for my mistakes. I will attempt to look at them differently now. Thanks for sharing the Bible verse.
Sep 23, 2010 @ 02:12:49
thank you, dawn!! i totally “get” the perfectionist thing…(in honesty, my blogs are always about what I need to hear too, never fails, but never planned…)
Sep 23, 2010 @ 02:00:08
Good perspective, Gina! It’s good to look at it this way!
Sep 23, 2010 @ 02:13:58
you know, kendri, though this blog came weeks ago when i tripped on the sidewalk, your “yes & no” status inspired me to write. THANK YOU!! (i love writing!)
Sep 23, 2010 @ 02:20:34
what a beautiful message, and so very, very timely!! thank you for sharing. it seems lately that I have been “falling on my face” a lot, and I have been getting very down on myself. I will certainly try to look at these things differently now!
Sep 23, 2010 @ 02:30:48
awe ~ thank you, betty! i get down on myself a lot too. sometimes, it is so easy to forget God’s UNCONDITIONAL Love ~ and that He always ALWAYS has a Plan for Good ~ ESPECIALLY when we fall on our face. (:
Sep 23, 2010 @ 08:05:24
for me I get prideful and about the minute I realize it Ooops down I go. A common occurance for me, like “everyday”. Good lesson my dear friend!