None of us like to fail.

When we do, there is often a mixture of shame and frustration that come with it. If we aren’t careful, we can make leaps in our mind from: “I failed” to “I’m a failure.” But Proverbs teaches us something else, describing a righteous man, a good man, a man who loves God…and he falls. Not just once, but seven times! Each time, he gets back up. He must possess some understanding that failure is a part of life. We cannot completely avoid it. We are human, after all! But when we let shame keep us down, telling us that we ourselves are failures, we live in denial of this truth. People who love God deeply and call Him Father fail. We lose our tempers. We are overcome with pride. We make wrong choices. When this happens, remember that failure is a part of life, and it’s where our best growth often happens. Get back up, Friend!