Falling, and falling again, and falling again …

“For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.” - Proverbs 24v16

A mark of true character is how one faces failure. Falling and failure are a part of the Christian life. It is going to happen, and it is going to happen more than once. In fact, sadly, it is going to be a part of living for God, we will fall and we will fail.

What do we do when we fall? What if we fall again? What if we fall again and again? The phrase “seven times” in the Bible is not limited to the actual number “seven.” It means that it happens often. When the just, or righteous man, falls he gets back up, over and over again. We cannot get discouraged or despair when we blow it – we must just get back up and go again and again and again.
Micah had it right when he said, “Though I fall, I will arise.” If you fall – get back up. If you fall again – get back up again, and so on and so on and so on.