You Will Fall Twice But You Shall Rise Up Again

This story isn’t only a mere story but the real work of the lord in whatever happens in life God loves you.

I come from a middle-class family. Loving and God fearing. Been shown and taught the word of God young. Knew my bible stories and the high line of the bible. But as I grew up, I started having bad influences through my friends. Wasn’t the most intelligent or the best in anything at school. Years passed by and I became as someone from the world. Decreasing more and more the standards taught to me. Had just enough grades to pass college and choose a small subject to go to tertiary education. Started loving a girl and it went really bad. I changed so much that I was against my parents.

Then one day out of anger I cut my wrist really bad. Bled a lot. Was about to die. Was rushed to the hospital. For 6 months had to have my wrist in a bandage and ha re-education. Then what I was taught really young came back. I started to pray asking God to help me and not to abandon me. As Jeremiah 29:12 says,

Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you.

I prayed and he heard me. Changed me. Started to find a work to start university again. And one day while closing where I work alone. Something happened. I didn’t know at that time, but I was saying a prophecy about my life. I said,

“You will fall twice but you shall rise up again, you will go back to your old life”.

As when Jesus told Peter that he would deny him. I answered that will never happen.

Retook classes was one of the best of my class and the only one working after classes too. Got an internship abroad. Succeeded so well that they offered a contract at the end. Then with time I started to forget what God did for me. Went back to old sins and having new one. Addicted to alcohol, drug and having a language far from a Christian should have. Lived like that for 3 years straight. Came back in my country with nothing, lost and rebel.

Two whole years didn’t work affected with depression and wanted to die. But God changed me through these years. Showing me who I really was. Started praying again and asking for forgiveness. This built my faith and to know my only hope is him, my God. Started applying for jobs again but was rejected again and again. And my parents prayed and told me have faith, believe and it shall be given to you. One day God opened a job that I applied for. They accepted me.

I can’t say that I am perfect now but I know in whom I believe and have faith in. This fulfilled the prophecy of falling twice but rising again. Can’t say that life isn’t hard sometimes now but I know in whom I believe. Never will I go astray from him. He loved me and pardoned me. I love him and till the day I die my soul is for my God.

One thing that I realise is that as parents the bible and faith should be taught to children. Not for them to learn but also for them to know to whom to turn when life is hard as God is a rock, a stronghold and a shield today, tomorrow and forever.

This is only a small part of how God saved, changed and helped me. Glory to the lord of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob through his son Jesus who died on the cross and resurrected from the dead and who sent the Holy Spirit to be our comforter.