Falling Isn’t Final

One of the lessons we’re trying to teach our son is that it matters how you respond when you fall or get knocked down. In life, it’s not a matter of if you fall, but when. Sometimes falls are caused by failure, people or circumstances. Failure is only fatal when we choose not to get back up and keep going. God doesn’t prevent every fall, but as a believer, He makes sure it’s not final. He gives us the strength to get back up. Scripture tells us that God forgives us, upholds us, lifts us up and strengthens us when we hit the ground. No matter how many times we fall or get knocked down, we always need to get back up, one more time.

Here are some Bible verses on falling:

1. I was pushed hard, so that I was falling, but the Lord helped me. The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.

Psalm 118:13-14 ESV

2. The Lord upholds all those [of His own] who fall And raises up all those who are bowed down.

Psalms 145:14 AMP

3. The Lord guides us in the way we should go and protects those who please him. If they fall, they will not stay down, because the Lord will help them up.

Psalm 37:23-24 GNT

4. Do not gloat over me, my enemies! For though I fall, I will rise again. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.

Micah 7:8 NLT

5. For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again, But the wicked stumble in time of disaster and collapse.

Proverbs 24:16 AMP

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