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Down but not out
'We are knocked down, we get up again' 2 Corinthians 4:9
Do you ever feel like you keep getting knocked down, and as soon as you pick yourself up and brush off the dust, you're knocked down again? It makes you feel like a failure, but get this - YOU'RE NOT! Pretty much every time you're knocked down, if you stop and look, you'll learn something.
So although it may not feel like you're getting anywhere, when you look back you'll see that with each fall, you've taken a little step further forwards. It's so easy to focus on the negatives because the devil is spending all his time trying to make you feel like a rubbish, pathetic failure, and remember the pain. You don't want him to win do you?
No! So next time you're knocked down and feeling poo, try saying 'Stuff you satan, you're not gonna keep me down', and keep going with a smile on your face, thinking about what you can learn from the latest fall. Remember too, that the things you do with ease now weren't that easy to start with.
An article in The Wall Street Journal said: 'You've failed many times ... you may not remember. You fell the first time you tried to walk ... Did you hit the ball the first time you swung the bat?... The ones who hit the most home runs, also strike out a lot.' Getting knocked down certainly doesn't make you a failure - but getting back up can really make you a success.
written by Bob Gass
'We are knocked down, we get up again' 2 Corinthians 4:9
Do you ever feel like you keep getting knocked down, and as soon as you pick yourself up and brush off the dust, you're knocked down again? It makes you feel like a failure, but get this - YOU'RE NOT! Pretty much every time you're knocked down, if you stop and look, you'll learn something.
So although it may not feel like you're getting anywhere, when you look back you'll see that with each fall, you've taken a little step further forwards. It's so easy to focus on the negatives because the devil is spending all his time trying to make you feel like a rubbish, pathetic failure, and remember the pain. You don't want him to win do you?
No! So next time you're knocked down and feeling poo, try saying 'Stuff you satan, you're not gonna keep me down', and keep going with a smile on your face, thinking about what you can learn from the latest fall. Remember too, that the things you do with ease now weren't that easy to start with.
An article in The Wall Street Journal said: 'You've failed many times ... you may not remember. You fell the first time you tried to walk ... Did you hit the ball the first time you swung the bat?... The ones who hit the most home runs, also strike out a lot.' Getting knocked down certainly doesn't make you a failure - but getting back up can really make you a success.
written by Bob Gass
