A Hard Fall

Man withstands moving downI’ve heard before that “the bigger they are the harder they fall”. I’m not sure who coined this little phrase. It simply means the more power or success a person has, the harder it is for them to accept losing it. I believe that with much power comes much responsibility. Leaders who are in the limelight and really large in personality, fame and fortune seem to have a really hard time when they fail at anything. I personally believe that we all have to deal with failure at some level.

Ezekiel was telling Egypt and Pharaoh that they were about to have a hard fall. Check this out…

10 “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because the great cedar towered over the thick foliage, and because it was proud of its height, 11 I gave it into the hands of the ruler of the nations, for him to deal with according to its wickedness. I cast it aside, 12 and the most ruthless of foreign nations cut it down and left it. Its boughs fell on the mountains and in all the valleys; its branches lay broken in all the ravines of the land. All the nations of the earth came out from under its shade and left it. (Ezekiel 31:10-12 NIV)

 

I find throughout scripture that humility is a character trait that the Lord really loves. If I remain humble, then He gets the well-deserved credit for all He does. He also gets the credit for all the good that I’m a part of. He is the Lord over all. If any one person thinks I’m something or somebody, I should be quick to point out that I’m nothing without Him.

Please understand that a fall hurts when it happens. But a BIG fall hurts more than a little fall. I want to keep my heart and head in check so that I don’t become proud and haughty. All I have and all I know come from Him. He directs the choices I make that make me look so smart. I can’t live my life without Him.

Pressing On!

Dwayne

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