Get Back Up Again

"A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday." Jonathan Swift

We all fall down at times and we all should get up all the time!

Mistakes happen. Sometimes more than once and we all kick ourselves in the booty for it but that doesn't mean that we should give up trying.

Think of a child learning to walk. If they gave-up, even after the 20th time of falling, they would never have walked! They didn't focus on the fall, or the failure. They focused on their goal. They didn't let the "bad stuff" get in the way of their success and they sure didn't let their failure stop them from achieving their goal!

It's funny, ironic, that as we grow older we get "wiser" but in reality it seems like a lot of times the "wiser" part really doesn't do too much for us. We make excuses, think too hard about things, and choose logic over faith. Maybe this is another reason why God said to keep a childlike heart!?!

Click Here for a song that everyone should listen to when they fall down!!!

Will Do

1. Trust God and do your best
2. Believe that God forgives 
3. Learn from your mistakes
4. Forgive others
5. Be flexible
6. Forgive yourself
7. Be willing to be a beginner
8. Be willing to try a different way

To Do

1. Memorize a Bible verse about God's forgiveness 
2. Do a word study on forgiveness
3. Watch a child learning to walk
4. Make a collage of 20 images that remind you of freedom and forgiveness
5. Go to someone who has been hurt by your mistakes and ask for forgiveness
6. Start an art or craft project and make a mistake on purpose! Then see what a beautiful thing you can create from the "mistake". 

Bible Verses to Remember

1. Galatians 2:21
2. Hebrews 8:12
3. 2 Corinthians 5:17
4. 1 John 3:20
5. James 1:25
6. Romans 6:14

"The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything."

            Edward John Phelps