"Bruce...do you know why we fall down? So we can learn how to get back up again." -Thomas Wayne in Batman BeginsIf you recently saw the Dark Night movie at the theater and you haven't seen Batman Begins, you need to rent it. It explains the whole story of how and why Bruce Wayne became Batman. Somewhere in the beginning of the movie a young Bruce Wayne falls into a deep well and is spooked by millions of bats flying around him. Well, he eventually gets out of the deep well with a little help and his father shares some valuable advice with him. He says, "Do you know why we fall down? So we can learn to get back up again." I thought this was one of the most profound statements in the movie.
See, I believe God allows us to fall down from time to time so we can learn to get back up again. You can learn from the good things that happen to you in your life but usually you will find that you grow more as a person when bad things happen to you or when you fall down. This not only builds your character but it hopefully leads to more faith or dependence in God. Proverbs 24:16 says, "for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again, but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes." Even in this verse, God's word tells us that those who live a life pleasing to God (righteous) will rise even after multiple falls.
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