How to Win the Day After a Fall

"When you fall into the mire, be ashamed and be humbled, but return and wash in the open fountain, and return and beg for new strength to walk more surely. Learn to trust yourself less and God more, and take action against your enemies.....Do not imagine that your little is enough, or despair because you cannot do more, but “press on toward the goal to win the prize.” Do not think everything is lost because you are presently foiled. The experienced soldier knows that he will often win the day after a fall or the day after he has been wounded. Be assured of this, after a short battle follows an eternity of triumph." –Robert Leighton, Commentary on 1 Peter

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