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February  •  Day 7

Keep Swinging

Day 38 of 365  •  FORMATION

For the righteous falls seven times and rises again.

Proverbs 24:16 (ESV)

Proverb Truth

Failure has a way of making us feel like we’re finished.

I’ve felt that. Maybe you have too. A bad decision. A missed opportunity. A season we wish we could do over.

But one of the greatest lies we can believe is that falling means we’re done. It doesn’t.

Everyone stumbles. Everyone has regrets. The difference is that wise men get back up.

They learn. They grow. And they keep walking.

God’s grace has never been reserved for perfect people. It’s for people who are willing to get up one more time.

Jesus in Action

Peter denied Jesus three times. Yet Jesus restored him and used him mightily. Failure was not Peter’s final chapter. And it doesn’t have to be yours either.

Forged Wisdom

Seneca observed: “Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.”

Sometimes the comeback becomes part of the testimony.

The No Limits Challenge

Stop dwelling on yesterday’s failure. Take one step forward today.

Prayer

Father, thank You that my failures don’t define me. Give me the courage to rise again and trust Your grace for a new beginning. Amen.

Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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