This is an extrapolation of an Instagram post.
The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and He delights in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; for the Lord upholds him with His hand.
Psalm 37:23-24
Here’s what I wrote for the caption:
It’s one thing to screw up, but it’s another to screw up and sit there, feeling sorry for yourself or thinking that God cannot forgive you.
Bring your failures to the Lord. Be honest with Him.
Be honest with yourself.
Confess and ask forgiveness.
Then get up and get moving.
We need you.
Psalm 37 is a powerhouse packed with inspiration on how to survive a stressful situation, to have patience with the wicked, and to find peace.
Some commentaries interpret “though he fall” as falling into trials but never being engulfed by them, I think there is also another way to see this verse.
Christians are still sinners. We do not pass every test. Sometimes we come to tribulations and are engulfed by them. But it is the Lord that rescues us.
What I said in that Instagram caption has described my own personal “low” moments before God.
I have often thought that I am a useless servant.
So many things that I should have said, but did not say. Things that I should have done, and did not do. Things that I should have thought, but did not think.
My failures exceed my successes.
If only the Lord had someone with half the usefulness I have, what a mark He could make in the world through that person…
It makes me sad.
Self-pity and sin are easy.
Many of us succumb and sometimes stay in those moments of doubt and self-defeat. We don’t see a way out and wonder what God will make of us.
Please do not stay in this headspace.
We live in a wicked age and things are heading to a climax, but we are filled with the Holy Spirit.
There is a way out.
Every low moment has been turned around through hard prayer, and even harder moments of self-reflection and confession.
I clawed my way back to God with a heavy heart but was freed once again, by His saving grace.
These are the demons you must seek the Lord to expel. Not just for you, but for your families, and your capacity to be servants of God. And also to those around you. For some unsaved, you may be the only Bible someone ever reads.
So, as I said, get up and get moving.
You are a good and useful servant to God.
We need you.
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