Sometimes We Fail

This Christian life is very demanding. One cannot live the Christian life without realizing that Christ demands all of you. We must allow Him to work that work in us, where we continually surrender all to Him, even as the path of life goes on. The Christian life is one of ascension and surrender. As we walk with God, continually moving upward, we must continue to lay ourselves down. Seeing all of this, we know that this is the Christian duty. We understand that Christ requires all of us, but what about when we fail? I make mistakes, and sometimes I wonder this same thing. “How did I get here, and what do I do to get out?” I often think to myself. Talking with my girlfriend this morning on the phone, this topic came up. I will paraphrase to you what she told me.

“Sometimes we fail! He understands our weaknesses, and although He expects us to do our part, we must never forget that He is still God! He still loves us. He wont leave us when we make mistakes. If we come to Him and just lay out all the broken pieces, He is still God that He can mend us better than ever. He cares, and He changes, because He is God… and ONLY HE CAN!”

Beloved, people may look at you like you are the strongest Christian. You feel the eyes on you, and you feel that even the smallest mistake will kill you. But, realize that sometimes we fail. I am not saying go and mess up on purpose… but I am saying if you find yourself in a place of failure, and you feel as if you cannot run anywhere without damaging yourself more… run to Jesus. He understands. It isn’t as much of a shame to fail, as it is to stay there. He will bring you out, if you will trust Him with your whole life…