There’s this idea that grownups aren’t supposed to trip and fall, but we all know they do. And even though we know that it happens; when it happens to us, somehow it’s still embarrassing. And I think that’s the way Christianity is sometimes. We’re taught how to stand and walk on this narrow path. Taught not to fall, but we do. And even though we know that all Christians sin; when we’re not a baby Christian anymore, falling is embarrassing, and its somehow not something that should happen, and we feel like everyone will be judging us if they knew.

Can we realize that even adults trip and fall. And even though they’ve fallen and are only a couple inches up from the ground it doesn’t mean that they are babies again. They still know how to walk. They just need someone to help them up without laughing.

I think one of the things that makes it hard, is that even though in the Christian community, people are willing to talk about those times when they’ve stumbled, (They’ve thought something they shouldn’t have, held anger in their heart against someone, didn’t read their bible daily, haven’t given God priority over academics…) we don’t hear about the times Christians fall. And so even though we see Christians admitting to wrongdoing, somehow we still hold the belief that Christians are good people. When a Christian begins having an affair outside of marriage, discovers that they’re a homosexual, starts cutting themself every night, or has premarital sex; even if they want to get up, who do they go to that wont judge?

It’s like walking down a rocky path where you see everyone trip a little from time to time, and that’s expected, but all the sudden you trip and fall flat on your face and everyone turns and laughs. “haha, don’t you know how to keep your balance?” And sometimes you just wanna say, “Do you?”