Falling Is Not Failing

Yesterday I called out of work because Connecticut was suppose to get a big snow storm. Well, Torrington was hardly hit, even though the reports were that our area would get between 6-14 inches. First the storm was to start at 4 a.m., then around 1 p.m., then just sometime in the afternoon. What a mix up of narrowing down the time. Anyway, I was beating myself up because I could have went to work and just left early if it started while I was there. Turns out, it didn't even start 'till the evening and still didn't snow very much. So I missed a day of work based on a "forecast" of a bad event which never really happened!


I began to look at this from a spiritual standpoint. How often do people choose not to do something by over analyzing what may go wrong. It's the "IF" syndrome! I took someone else's bad report and went with it, even though I had another choice. The swaying influence of a "bad weather" report caused me to miss out on a day's pay. It's no different when making choices to help bring about God's blessings to our lives. We must be careful not to be so quick to follow a "bad weather" report by others when God requires us to trust in Him regardless what it looks like. This is not to say that I think people should travel in a snow storm or even to disregard the news weather reports in the future. No one should put their life at risk in bad weather. I am merely showing how we can easily do the same in our spiritual lives as we do in our natural lives.


Having faith in God, especially when you may not see what's coming; and what's coming, may not be favorable, is one of the hardest things to do. God doesn't ask us to analyze, He asks us to just believe. Syndrome is a set of symptoms characterizing a condition. The "IF" is usually the symptom - 'I Fear' because.... when it should be the symptom - 'I' trust my 'Father' (God). Sometimes we allow fear to be the influence, the bad weather report; when we need to allow God to be the influence because He knows all things and knows how to direct our steps if we trust in Him.


That 'fear' is usually the fear of failing, but the failing is not in the Bible. I may fall, but the only way I can fail is if I choose not to get back up. If I run without my shoes tied, it's most likely I'm going to fall. Choosing to tie my shoes and get back in the race, shows I've learned something and I won't fall from having untied shoes again! Knowing "why" you fall is half the battle. If you don't know why, you may become a repeat offender. By asking God to help you with you, helps you to run a good race.


In this Christian walk, you may lose power or status when you fall, but failing means you stop operating and abandon your position altogether. Don't chose to fail! Everybody falls at some point, but failing is a choice. God never loses His power; therefore, what you see as falling many times is His way of showing you yourself, in order to help you to grow. So tie your shoes and get back in the race. Falling may be physically painful, but choosing to fail is spiritually detrimental!


I leave you with this:

And let us not be weary in well doing; for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Galatians 6:9

AND

But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Matthew 24:13

Keep in mind, if you're not in the race, you can't cross the finish line. You don't have to out-run anyone, you just have to finish! Falling is never fun, but let us use the experience to learn from while we're Living Everday, Christian!