Today 1-8-2026

Proverbs 24:16 NASB "For a righteous person falls seven times and rises again, But the wicked stumble in time of disaster."I had hit the ground for the third time! Today we read about falling down and getting back up and staying down - there is a difference! While learning to ride a horse, I had fallen off three times but I was determined to stay on which meant I had to get up, clean myself off and get back in the saddle. In life, there will be times when we get knocked flat on our butts, but the key is whether we get back up or stay down. Staying down is giving up, but getting back up, no matter how sore or tired we are is truly living. So, when the world knocks us down, reach out for God's Hand and He will help us back on our feet to face life again - let's just learn from the mistake that knocked us down in the first place! peace, tom