No one gets through life without making lots of mistakes.

Some are low-level blunders, others are life-raddling failures.

So here's the question, when we're embarrassed after falling, how do we get back up?

Today on Insight for Living, Chuck Swindall continues his brand new teaching series on Joshua.

In this portion of our study, we're reminded that God's people made a horrendous mistake.

Their journey provides a vivid illustration of God's forgiveness, and it helps us understand

the path to recovery.

Chuck titled his message, What to Do After You've Blown It.

If you have a Bible with you, please turn to the eighth chapter of Joshua.

An ancient book with a very practical and relevant message for all of us.

I'm calling it What to Do After You've Blown It.

For that is exactly where Joshua and his warriors found themselves after the defeat.

And an ancient place named A.I.

Just A.I.

They'd done everything wrong, along with losing 36 of their best warriors.

And they returned back only to find sin in the camp, which had to be dealt with.

So they are flat on their faces, broken, defeated.

And the Lord speaks to them in words of grace, and they hear Him, and it leads to a great victory.

I want to read the first seven verses out of the new living translation.

Follow along in your Bible, please, Joshua 8, 1 through 7.

Then the Lord said to Joshua, Do not be afraid or discouraged.

Take all your fighting men and attack A.I.

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