Call to the Backsliden

Climbing a steep slope

“Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lamp stand from its place.” (Revelation 2:5 N.I.V)

So you have fallen? Do not despair and let the flame of God’s goodness that has been lit in you be extinguished. It is precious.

The Christian journey is a narrow path up a steep slippery slope that is fraught with many trials and temptations.  What is important is to pray while still down on the knees, arise and keep going. The Lord is good and forgives those who genuinely come to him with a repentant heart. Let your failure be a lesson in humility and the need to walk hand in hand with God each day. Faithfully pray, read the bible, fellowship with others, remind yourself of all that God has done for you in the past and learn to persevere and wait upon the Lord. You cannot make it on your own. Lean on the Lord and grow.

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The Christian life is very much like climbing a hill of ice. You cannot slide up. You have to cut every step with an ice axe. Only with incessant labor in cutting and chipping can you make any progress. If you want to know how to backslide, leave off going forward. Cease going upward and you will go downward of necessity. You can never stand still. ~Charles Spurgeon

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