Get Back Up
1 Corinthians 11:23-28 "Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft. Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one. Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep; In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren; In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches."
The best thing you can do when you get knocked down is to get back up and keep going. Paul's life is a testament of what you can do if you make up your mind not to quit when you've knocked down and your ministry has been left for dead. We, in the church need to remember this verse:
Galatians 6:1 "Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted."
1 Corinthians 11:23-28 "Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft. Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one. Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep; In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren; In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches."
The best thing you can do when you get knocked down is to get back up and keep going. Paul's life is a testament of what you can do if you make up your mind not to quit when you've knocked down and your ministry has been left for dead. We, in the church need to remember this verse:
Galatians 6:1 "Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted."
We need to remind the fallen, who have been trapped in a failure:
-Don’t be afraid to get back up and try again.
Think of the many who have been restored when their ministry was given up for dead. God can still use you unless you let fear stop you from trying again.
-Don't be afraid to love again, live again, and dream again for the glory of God.
The God that called you hasn't changed one bit, nor has His calling on your life. Remember that whenthe devil tells you there's no way you can get back to where you were with God.
-Don’t let a hard lesson harden your heart.
Life’s best lessons are often learned at the worst times and from the worst mistakes. When it seems like everything that could possibly go wrong has gone wrong, and you feel like you will be stuck in failure forever, remember you won’t unless you choose to do so
When you feel like quitting, remember that sometimes things have to go very wrong before they can be right.
Sometimes you have to go through the worst, to arrive at your best.
Get back up-Don't stay down. God can lift you up again.
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