This is another from sister Hannah's devotional, which I think speaks for itself. It is a clear reminder to me that Christ has paid it all to give us full access to God 24/7! And therefore, wallowing in discouragement is useless and there is zero eternal profit in it - get up and give it to Jesus!
Quote:
April 21st: Failing but not Faltering
In this walk of life and faith, there may be momentary failures
that, though very sad and greatly to be deplored, need not, if rightly
met, disturb the attitude of the soul as to entire consecration and
perfect trust, nor interrupt, for more than the passing moment, its
happy communion with the Lord. Our sin is no reason for ceasing to
trust, but only an unanswerable argument why we must trust more
fully than ever. From whatever cause we have been betrayed into
failure, it is certain there is no remedy to be found in discouragement.
Just as a child who is learning to walk may lie down in despair when he
has fallen, so a believer who is learning to walk by faith might give up
in despair when he has fallen into sin. The only thing to do in both cases
is to get right back up and try again!
"Up, sanctify the people," is always God's command. "Lie down and be
discouraged," is always our temptation. Our feeling is that it is presumptuous,
and even almost impertinent, to go to the Lord after we have sinned
against Him. It seems as if we ought to suffer the consequences of sin first for a
little while and endure the accusings of our conscience. We can hardly believe that
the Lord can at once receive us back into loving fellowship.
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BTW - I'm reminded of a brother I know who quiped recently that he was going to have "GET UP!" tattooed on his inner forearm, so that when he fell down, that's what he would see.
