Our third day out, Maria practiced skating to and from me and then began to turn around on her own. Once she started skating on her own, I didn’t always prevent her from falling, but I was always there to help her up. If she never tried skating on her own, she wouldn’t ever learn.
God is always there for us. He never leaves us. He knows we will fall, but that’s how we learn. He is always there to pick us up when we do fall, if we turn to Him for help.
When Maria was focused on what she was doing and put into practice what I was telling her, she didn’t fall and even improved. When she let herself be distracted by her brother or when she stopped heeding instructions, then she became unstable, tripped, or fell.
The same is true in our spiritual life. If we let ourselves be distracted by the world or stop heeding God’s instructions, then we will become unstable, trip and fall.
The Lord makes firm the steps
of the one who delights in him;
24 though he may stumble, he will not fall,
for the Lord upholds him with his hand.
25 I was young and now I am old,
yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken
or their children begging bread.
26 They are always generous and lend freely;
their children will be a blessing.
yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken
or their children begging bread.
26 They are always generous and lend freely;
their children will be a blessing.
27 Turn from evil and do good;
then you will dwell in the land forever.
28 For the Lord loves the just
and will not forsake his faithful ones.
then you will dwell in the land forever.
28 For the Lord loves the just
and will not forsake his faithful ones.
Right now, are you and I distracted by the world and those around us, or focused on God? Would God call you and me His faithful ones and those who delight in Him? If we’ve fallen, He wants to help us. It’s easier to rely on Him and turn to Him for help, if we remain close to Him. He is always available!
Alice
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