Do Grown-ups Fall Down?

I will never forget the day, at the age of about seven years old.  I was walking to the store to get candy.  It was a pretty day outside. All seemed to be going extremely well in my life.  It wasn't until I got down the street, around the corner, about ten steps from the door of the store when right across the street, at the community bank, a grown lady fell down.  It changed my life forever.  Before that day, I honestly thought that grown-ups didn't fall down.  I was convinced that that was simply something that happened amongst children.  I thought that grown-ups did everything right and that they watched their steps and made extremely careful decisions all day long.  I had never seen it, therefore, it was not suppose to happen.

Well, if you are a grown-up and have at some point fallen down, you might find my observation as a seven year old, quite funny.  I know, as clumsy as I am, I have plenty more falls to go.  It wasn't long before I became aware of the correlation between grown-ups falling down physically and them falling down spiritually. 

Not only do grown-ups fall down, we fall all the time.  Physically, I guess we do tend to be a little more careful.  Spiritually, we often need a walking cane.  The physical stuff we tend to try to avoid because we can actually see it.  However, spiritually, we get thrown all around if we are not careful.  It wasn't until I became a Christian that this all made sense to me.

 Let's take a look at when the first grown-up, fell.  Genesis 1:3-7 says,  Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’” But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate. Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loincloths.
 
You see, Adam and Eve fell right there in the beginning of The Bible and immediately tried to cover themselves.  They realized that they had fallen and they were embarrased.  So, what do you think happened to the lady who fell in front of the bank?  I'll tell you, she wasn't hurt.  However, she was embarrassed.  The good news is, she got back up and continued on her way. 

I mentioned earlier that "spiritually, we often need a walking cane". Isaiah 8:15 says, Many of them will stumble; they will fall and be broken, they will be snared and captured."  However, Jude 1:24 says,  To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy.

Jesus, became my cane that keeps me from falling and helps me to get back up when I fall.  He is also available to all who needs a cane.

So, YES! Grown-ups do fall down, but just like the lady at the bank, with Jesus, we can all get back up again.

My First Blog Post!!!

Ok Peeps! I am getting ready to really start inviting you into my whole world. I created this blog back in 2009 and had strong intentions on posting on it very often. Well, that didn't happen. So, it's all going to start today.

I believe that there is so much inside of me that belongs to the world and I don't want to die with it all still hiding inside of me. I want this blog to become a place for you to come and find peace, love, healing, encouraging words, hope, truth, laughter and life. I'm still not sure of how often I'm going to post, but I will definitely try to have a new post weekly. I hope that you will share this blog with your friends and I look forward to this amazing journey with you.

First Topic: Which vehicle will you ride in today?

You probably read my topic and pictured cars and trucks and different types of transportations with wheels. Well, that's not the type of vehicle I am referring to. A few weeks ago, I was having a difficult time dealing with the reality of some parts of my life. I felt like God was being a very difficult teacher. I felt like he had been so gentle with me and my life for so long. So, why was I feeling like he all of sudden wanted to rough me up a little? :)

Well, the truth is: God is still gentle with me and I had been in a comfort zone for way too long. The Lord wanted me to continue to grow and not be stuck in any place longer than necessary. I realized that there were a few things in my heart that I was selfishly holding on to and he wants me to be free. The Lord wants me to trust Him with every part of my life and thats not always easy.

So here is what happened, I was thinking about the last few years of my life. So many hard things have happened. I have lost family members which includes: my brother, sister in law, father in law, mother in law, cousins and a few friends to death. I have gone to more funerals than I ever wanted to in a life time let alone a few years. I have struggled learning how to be a new wife, mom, sister, daughter, friend, professional and so much more. The pieces to the puzzle of my life all seemed so scattered and this was really hard for me.

Consequently, I found myself riding in the wrong vehicles. I was riding in the vehicles, of fear, doubt, worry, anger, resentment, impatience and so many others. I was on my way to having a major blowout that could have possibly detroyed my life.

But God!!! God became roadside service for me and fixed me up. He then took me to a place that was loaded with new vehicles. These were vehicles that could never blowout. The tires never went bad. The engine lasts forever. There were so many of them. I was overjoyed. He simply reminded me that every verse in The Bible was a vehicle and that I could ride in either one I wanted to. I didn't have to pay a dime because Jesus paid it all. So here are a few of the vehicles I've been riding in:

John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.

Galatians 5:1 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.

Galatian 5:7-9 You were running a good race. Who cut in on you and kept you from obeying the truth? 8That kind of persuasion does not come from the one who calls you. 9“A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough.

Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.


I am so excited that in the midst of it all, I can wake up daily, look out my front door and know that I have so many choices of amazing vehicles that I get to ride in and it doesn't cost me a dime.

So, again, which vehicle will you ride in today??



Quiana