Falling and Getting Up Again

On By vickleaIn Uncategorized

Last night, I was doing my regular chore of going into the front bedroom and feeding my kitty. As I left her room and headed down the short hallway, I suddenly fell. Flat on my face on the carpet. I called out for my husband who was in our bedroom resting after a long day of driving into town. He came and checked me out, then provided a chair to help me to get up. Well, my glasses were bent (but not broken), my face is scratched up from carpet burn and my knee is sore because it hit the ground first. But, praise God! No broken bones. Nothing that won’t heal with time! So, why am I telling you about my lack of balance and my fall? Because this morning, I related it to the Scriptures that tell me that when I fall, I am to get up.

Like the Proverbs say, I got up again. I didn’t stay down on the floor; there was nothing for me there. However, can’t you just picture it? The wicked fall into sin more and more because they fit in there and just stay in their comfort zone. I praise God that wickedness is not where my comfortable place is; I am God’s righteousness and I am only comfortable being in a right place with Him.

I could not have gotten off the floor last night if it had not been for the encouragement of my husband and the Lord’s strength and help that He gave me. I was hurting quite a bit, but I knew that staying on the floor was not where I needed to be. So, even in my anguish and distress, I put my hope in the Lord. My husband called our daughter and she prayed with us for me to be okay physically. You see, my blood pressure is a concern as is my hernia right now because we don’t want any extra stress that would cause my stomach to wrap itself around my heart. With the prayers of my husband and my daughter, I was able to sit in the chair and control my breathing, knowing that God was still right there with me. I waited for Him and He met me right where I was, hurting and fearful of the consequences of my fall. God knew my needs and met them. My husband comforted me, brought me a protein shake to sip on and managed to straighten my glasses enough so that I can wear them until I can get to the optical shop. I am so thankful for a believing Christian daughter and husband who were there when I needed them. But mostly, I am thankful for the Lord who spoke to my heart and told me to get up and then showed me the Scriptures this morning related to falling down. Yes, I fell, but I got up again. Are you down on the ground with the wicked? You, too, can get up again, trust in the name of Jesus the Savior and move on with your life. It’s a beautiful day to serve the Lord! Blessings and prayers for a day of service and love!

22 thoughts on “Falling and Getting Up Again”

  1. leeposkey's avatar Lee Poskey

    Hi miss Vickie, I’m glad that you were not seriously injured.

    This mornin, as soon as I woke, I prayed for your health. You were the only person I prayed for in that prayer. I just felt that it was needed.

    Keep seeking truth. 🙂

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      1. leeposkey's avatar Lee Poskey

        You’re welcome.
        You are not forgotten miss Vickie, it is God Who compels us to pray for others, so I give all glory to Him. 🙂

        And I want only good things for you and your family.

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  3. Good morning Vickie! (Almost afternoon here and snowing!) I’m so grateful that you have a believing daughter that prays with and for you. God is so pleased with how you are sharing your testimonies as you go through your daily struggles until you have your surgery. God is certainly being glorified and He is definitely with you in the midst of them. Keep sharing it’s such an encouragement! Jackie

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  9. Oh, I’m sure you were. But that’s part of what I meant. You take life’s hard knocks and somehow manage to be lead by the Spirit to a scripture to share with us in comparison to what you are going through, so we in turn can apply it. Thank you!

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  10. Amen! Great illustration! Sorry for your fall, but glad that you are ok. Yes, even if we trip a little we must gather ourselves and regain our balance so that we don’t fall.

    So glad that you got back up and so glad that Jesus’s sacrifice for our sins helps us to keep going and to not give up, although staying down may feel more comfortable than getting up and walking in pain. Still, going with God, no matter the pain, is the best place to be.

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