It is one thing to fall captive as a result of sin and fail God when
yielding to temptations that go contrary to the Bible’s teachings, but it is a
far greater mistake to lie face down in the mire of wrongdoing and wallow in
self-pity and regret, without doing something about the fall. We must ask God to forgive our
transgressions.
There are individuals that are prone to exert false religiosity of
self-governing convictions, while setting themselves above others with a
haughty persona and prideful spirit. And
there are people with shrinking personalities that suffer acute inferiority
complexes. All in all, whatever the
personality may be, every person on earth has the same adversary, the devil,
with demons of their own to overcome.
(Proverbs 21:2-4), “Every way of
a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the hearts.” vs.3 “To do righteousness and justice is more
acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.”
vs.4 “A haughty look, a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked are
sin.”
Whatever the character of a person’s moral fiber, every person is
subject to falling short of that which God expects of them on a personal
level. Everyone has negative traits that
must be dealt with and overcome. God
gives the victory when life becomes a challenge or when we take a fall like
Humpty Dumpty’s great fall in the nursery rhyme.
That which seems right in the eyes of those that have their own way of
doing things or those that are like shrinking violets, it is a struggle to find
their way through life, especially if they are non-Christians, no matter what
their personality is like. Their actions
may, in fact, be foolishness in the eyes of God and not His will for them to
consume or partake of such things.
(Proverbs 14:12), “There is a way
that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.”
If we are not careful we can end up like Humpty Dumpty—broken and
undone. He had a great fall and the
broken pieces could not be put together again even with the help of all the
king’s horses and all the king’s men.
They found it impossible to achieve success. Without God in a person’s heart, they can be
overwhelmed and defeated in every way, because of the falls they take in life. Their spiritual well-being is no exception.
Promises, vows, commitments, and similar actions of the heart are hard
to repair when broken, much like an egg that falls to the floor. Satan, the deceiver and father of lies, tells
every individual that has fallen that it is far easier to give up and lay in
the mire of sin and less painful, rather than obtaining the bonding adhesive of
the Holy Spirit and having Him put the pieces together again.
Satan knows that the moment the Lord takes control and lovingly applies
His bonding agent to each broken piece, with the utmost care, this act of
love resurrects brokenness to a state of wholeness.
Christians, likewise, have struggles.
They sometimes find themselves atop the wall of “do nothing” while
sitting and watching others scurry about doing God’s will. It is not that they intentionally set
themselves apart from those of like-faith or their involvement in the Lord’s
work, but through neglect of responsibility, dedication, and commitment they
fail to stay active in using their talents and gifts to minister to the needs
of others.
While sitting there doing little to encourage people around them, they sadly find
themselves licking wounds of hurt feelings; thinking they are not needed
anymore in certain positions that they held for years. Often they feel too old and out of sorts with
people and the programs at church.
Remember, feelings are not reality; they are only surface sensations
that lack substance, which are unlike foundations of stability found in the
purity of truth.
When Christians listen to the wrong voice, notions can surface like,
“It is easier to leave commitment to the younger generation.” This leads to, “I’ve done my part and I’m
going to rest now.”
With this kind of philosophy, one could say that it is indeed
effortless, with less pain, to sit like a bump on a log on the edge of a wall,
swaying back and forth in the breeze of complacency, while others do the work
of God. But what does God think about
this thought process?
It doesn’t take long before the swaying becomes more pronounced to the
point of losing one’s spiritual balance and toppling to the floor of life where
the severity of the fall seems to be a total lose; as if the pieces cannot be
put together again. This is a lie from
Satan himself.
The great fall is not what breaks a person into pieces; it is the
sudden stop at the end of the journey and then laying there in total defeat,
while those around come to their aid like the king’s horses and the king’s men
came to Humpty Dumpty.
Those that fall must get hold of their emotions and rise above the false
feelings that are generated, which give bogus impressions. God works hard to establish trust in those
that are hurting from a fall. God loves
us and desires that we be strong in the Lord Jesus Christ; to be someone that He can
count on to meet the needs of others.
God is able to reunite broken relationships; restore shattered dreams;
and rekindle crushed pledges and covenants.
A person need not lay there in shame; having thrown in the towel of
defeat. Jesus is the restorer of
brokenness and hopes that were smashed to bits, because of a fall.
The Lord is faithful to repair and refurbish broken pieces, while reassuring those that have fallen that the son/daughter status is real, because
of the price that Jesus paid on the cross for our sins. He gave His all when He died for us. Even though Satan would have us believe that
when we fall it causes a separation between the Father in heaven and us, this
untruth is a lie from the pit of hell.
(1 John 1:9), “If we confess our
sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness.”
If a person should fall for whatever reason, they can be restored to health and pick themselves
up with the help of God and “keep on keeping on,” as they allow Him to mend the
broken pieces of their life together again.
Our Father in heaven desires that His children be whole and complete in
Him and not dependent upon their own ingenuity and strength to keep them
abiding in truth. They need not end up without hope like Humpty Dumpty.
Written by,
Papa Boyd
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