“The Art of Getting Back Up.”
1. Expect the Fall, but don’t accept the defeat. (Proverbs 24:16)
A. There is a massive difference between failing and being a failure. Falling is an event, failure is an identity.
Look to Micah’s declaration, getting back up begins with a shift in vocabulary.
(Micah 7:8)
2. Acknowledge the fall without living there. (Luke 22:31-32)
Application: stop spending energy defending a broken state: A. Name the mistake
B. Feel the weight of it
C. Surrender it to God
3. Rely on grace not self reliance, (Luke 22:32, Is. 40:29-31)
4. Our scars are our platforms.
(The very place where you were broken is the exact place God wants to use to heal someone else.
5. The purpose of the comeback.
A. Not just surviving, but strengthening.
B. The Re-entry
C. Our mess becomes our message
6. Rise no matter what! (Micah 7:8)