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Dear Young Christian,
Recently I heard someone say, “When you fall, the best way to get back on your feet is to get down on your knees.”
It reminded me of the verses, “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and He delighteth in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with His hand” (Psalm 37:23-24).
Our enemy, Satan, is always trying to trip us up so that we stumble and fall. He is clever and powerful, and often he may succeed in getting us down and discouraged. But we don’t have to stay down. There is always the resource and power of prayer. Have you ever noticed that, when you go to get up off the ground, you invariably start with a kneeling position? Just so, when we fall spiritually we can begin to rise by being on our knees. If you feel like you have hit bottom, look to the Lord, and remember that He is “able to keep you from falling” (Jude 24), and, when you do fall, He is able to lift you up again. The Psalm writer said, “Thou hast delivered…my feet from falling” (Psalm 116:8).
Your Christian Friend,
Jim Hyland
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