When my son was
about five, we watched a show on TV where a character shaped a hand
into the letter L and placed it on their forehead and then chanted
“LOSER” to another character. Being curious about the world as
only a child can be, he turned to me and asked, “Mommy, what’s a
loser?”
I thought on it for a moment, not
wanting to blurt out the wrong answer, because to me a loser is not
simply someone who loses at a sport or game, but more.
Then the voice in my heart taught me exactly what a loser is. I
shared it with my son, “A loser is a person who quits. Because if
you believe in yourself, and keep trying, even if you fail over and
over again, eventually you’ll win – you’re not a loser until
you give up.”
No matter how many times you
trip them up, God-loyal people don’t stay down long; soon they’re
up on their feet, while the wicked end up flat on their faces.
(Proverbs 24:16 MSG)
One of the common misconceptions about
Christians is that once you’ve been covered by Christ, you no
longer sin or make bad decisions. But that’s not true. The
difference is that when we fall down into the pit of sin, we don’t
stay there, but get up and get going again. We don’t get up and
get going by our own strength, nor are we asked to. It would be too
much for us. When we fall down, the Lord himself supports us and
helps us up.
The step of a good man are
directed and established by the Lord when He delights in his way [and
He busies Himself with his every step]. Though he falls, he shall
not be utterly cast down, for the Lord grasps his hand in support and
upholds him. (Psalm 37 23-24 AMP)
Thank God we don’t have to believe
in ourselves. We can trust Him to help us up. How many times would
we give up if we felt that we had to get ourselves out of trouble,
save ourselves, do the impossible?
This is why we can
be called “more than conquerors,” in Romans 8:37. Because
nothing can keep us down. We don’t fail once and for all, but
eventually we win, as long as we believe, keep trying, and let Him
help us up. To be called more than a conqueror raises us up above
even Alexander the Great. Because he won his battles, conquered what
he thought was the whole world, then sat on his laurels and quit. As
long as we live we don’t give up - don’t let one failure keep us
down - but press on and persevere.
So what has been bringing us down
lately? What keeps tripping us up and making us want to give up?
Consider for a moment the promises He’s given us, and let us reach
up for His hand, and never give up.
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