There Is Some Truth Here

A week ago Sunday, I slipped on the driveway but didn’t fall. We have all heard stories about older people and their falls. This time, however, I only slipped and I was quite proud of the fact I didn’t fall. I found out one fact though. You can hurt yourself slipping just as much as if you had fallen. I have been having back and leg problems ever since.

I am reminded of the hymn “It Is No Secret”, by Stuart Hamblen in which are the words: “Someone slipped and fell, was that someone you?” That started Gramma thinking! We can both slip and fall in our spiritual lives as easy as on the driveway!

We slip when we decide not to attend church today, or if we dont read God’s word as we should or if we don’t pray except in an emergency. The devil sure likes it when we slip around that way. And he likes it even better when we fall into sin. I don’t believe that criminal sitting in jail started out being bad. He was that curly headed baby lying in his crib and later, running off to the school bus, waving “Bye Mom and Dad!” No, he slipped by following the wrong crowd one day. That led to his fall.

There is plenty of things in this old world today that makes us decide, “Once won’t hurt!” But that’s slipping and slipping leads to falling. Let’s all try to keep from slipping, shall we?