I've fallen on my face and I hope to NEVER get up.

I've fallen on my face and I hope to NEVER get up.

In one of my favorite worship songs, a line in the chorus says something about falling on your in awe of God. I spent quite a bit of time on my face today, not on purpose; however, I think that will be changing.

The first incident was at about 8:15 AM. I was walking from my canceled 8 AM class to the library to do some studying. As I stepped off a curb I fell flat on my face in the street. No joke. I was splayed out on the asphalt like one of those crime scene chalk drawings. I lifted my face off the ground to check my surroundings for anyone to laugh with and found no one. I laughed at me all by myself, got up dusted off my hands and went on my merry way to the library. That was really random that I just fell in the street, but no harm done except for the scratch on my hip and a bruised pride.

My last class let out early, so I thought I'd be a good overachieving tennis player and run some bleachers. As I was finishing coming down the first flight I fell again and hit the bleacher landing, again flat on my face, arms and legs everywhere. Now, falling once in a day was dumb, but falling twice... I think God had something to say to me. So I stayed down there face in the landing for a bit and had a nice chat with my Creator.

What I learned is this: I have enough pride to fill up the Serengeti. (That's supposed to be a joke, but somehow it's not working for me.) (I already knew that fact technically.) What I need to do is daily let myself fall before my King so that He can raise me up again with His strength because my strength is lacking-- obviously. I'm not entirely sure how I'm going to do this, but I know it's going to start with reading my Bible more and praying continuously, like Paul instructed those in Christ Jesus to do. (1 Thess. 5:16-18) Not literally of course, but like when I'm walking to class by myself, or in case I find myself face to face with the ground again. Also, I think I'll take another hiatus. We have Good Friday off and how more appropriate could you be than to spend that day with Jesus? I think I'll spend in on Magic Mountain. It isn't really a mountain of course-- more like a hill. I've been wanting to jog it for a while--it's a very steep climb and VERY challenging-- but I think I'll take my walking stick and Bible instead and just enjoy some Jesus. When was the last time you fell on your face to worship?

 "I can't wait to fall at Your glory on my face, God of the morning..."-- Day by Day, Point of Grace