Tuesday, February 14, 2017

 

 

Devotional for Tuesday, February 14, 2017
“He Promises To Lift Us Up When We Fall”

 

Falls but lifted up again

By Dona Hake

 

The strength of a man or woman is revealed  when the pressure is on.  It is easy to appear strong when all seems to be going your way but we find out who we really are when we face trials  or we fail.  When we are down and out and failure is trying to haunt us, we have a choice…  quit or determine to get back up again.

 God promises to lift us back up when we fall.   Even when we are at our lowest, if we keep our heart open to Him, He can teach us and strengthen us like never before.  Many times the worst of hardships can cause us to come back stronger…if we do not quit.  He is able to do above and beyond all we dare to ask or dream.   God desires to take hold of our hands and cause us to stand strong again.   I love this quote by General Patton:

 “I don’t measure a man’s success by

how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.”

General George S. Patton

 I believe if our hearts are focused with His determination we will not permit mistakes or failure to dictate us and keep us down, but rather we will stand strong and come back stronger and rise higher!

 Psalm 145:14 (ERV)

“The Lord lifts up people who have fallen.
He helps those who are in trouble.”