Have you ever tried to snow ski? How about roller skating? Ever tried that? Very few people

develop these skills without falling down. A lot. In fact, skiers and skaters could tell

you about their bumps and bruises. Well, today, on Insight for Living, Shuckswendol continues

a practical message she started last time.

In Joshua Chapter 8, we witness grave mistakes made by God's people. It's a vivid lesson on how

to recover from falling, no matter how guilty you feel.

Chuck titled his message, What to Do After You've Blown It. And we begin with Proud.

Dear Father, we are grateful for your grace, meeting us in our need, often in our brokenness,

frequently following failure. But you're there not to chide us, but ready to forgive us and send us

on our way. We call it, what you have called it, grace. For where sin abounds, grace super abounds,

where we fall and fail, you were there to hear and forgive and lift us up. Remind us of that again

and again through this morning, especially those who are hearing the sound of my voice and are in

retreat discouraged, broken, disappointed in themselves, momentarily forgetting that your grace

is sufficient for our every need. I pray today for those who live alone and you will be for them

a companion, a friend that sticks closer than a brother or sister, a caring presence that brings hope,

her hope seems lost and mercy in the midst of misery. Take away the loneliness and replace it with

encouragement and refreshment. I pray for those who are struggling. Many have tried again and again

and yet again only to fail again. Remind them especially that you are constantly at work and you

never reach your end of giving and providing. And rather than our arguing with you and answering back

or pushing back, may we be still and remember that you are God and you do all things well.

So help us to tell our souls to be still and to come and to accept what you offer

so that we might go on through this week with a whole new attitude. Thank you in advance, Father,

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