All or Nothing

• Printable Version - Share on Facebook - Posted by Dion Todd June 3, 2015 - Filed in Devotional - 14,481 views

  For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises up again; But the wicked are overthrown by calamity. Proverbs 24:16 WEB
  
  I felt disgusted with myself because I had tried so hard, but failed again in a moment of weakness. Now I felt like an injured animal and just wanted to be alone. I could never live this holy life of being a Christian, at least at the standard my mind had created. I was in 100%, or out 100%. It was all or nothing. Once the enemy had me separated, I was an easy target and soon was saddled up with the baggage of guilt and shame, and began to avoid my Christian friends. I felt that I had let God down, He had forgotten me, and I was hopeless.
  
  When we stumble, the enemy will swoop in to take advantage of it. Peter said that the devil walks around like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour (1Pet 5:). Lions pick off the weak and stragglers. At the time you stumble, thoughts are going to start coming like this: You cant do this. It is not worth it. God is mad at you because you have let Him down. Why bother? They dont care about you. If you listen to this garbage, you will fall into a dark spiral and your relationship with God will begin to recede, not because of Him, but entirely because of you.
  
  God never forgets you and His plans for you still stand. His gifts and calling are irrevocable (Rom. 11:29). Everyone stumbles, especially at the start. Get. Back. Up. The Bible is very clear on this. No matter what happens, get back up. There is a spiritual war going on around us and it is natural for some to be knocked down, but if you want to make it then are going to have to claw your way through. Walk, crawl, drag yourself forward, and never let your circumstances fool you into thinking that God has forgotten you.
  
  Jonah fell, but he repented and continued on. David fell, but he repented and continued on. Peter fell, but he repented and continued on. We all do. What I have found to help me when I stumble is to repent immediately. This step takes away the enemy's ammunition that he was going to use against you. When you repent and put it under the blood of Jesus, there is nothing to accuse you about. When you are not up, you should be getting up.
  
  Prayer: Father take my hand and pull me to my feet. I give You permission to work in my life. If You will show me what to do, I will do it. Forgive me of the things that I have done wrong, correct my course and fulfill Your will in my life in the name of Jesus.