“…and some of the wise shall stumble, so that they may be refined, purified, and made white…” Dan10.35 ESV
All the sons and daughters of Adam fall short, so even the wise will falter. But though a righteous man falls seven times, he will rise again. And, though the wise stumble, the Spirit of holiness will have them learn from their mistakes. A child falls many times learning to walk, why would we expect otherwise learning to walk with the Spirit? It is in weakness that God’s strength is made perfect and often in failure that a gracious God instructs the heart. What is left for us after a day of moral failure but to accept His forgiveness, get back up, take His hand and try again? I think the hardest part may be getting over our wounded pride. Perhaps when our pride is wounded we should just let it die. This may be the very reason He allowed us to fall anyway. 11/18/2008 ts
Just me trying to be honest with God.
