HOLES

Life has too many of these. Places where we fall from time to time and don't seem to be able to escape.

Which never is a pleasant experience even though we keep hoping it will be otherwise. Only knowing we have fallen into a hole never stops the risk of falling into another one.

No matter how much we like to see ourselves in control there will be more holes in life. There is no book to read that warns out to avoid them.

However, the thing is not how many times we stumble, but what do we to in order to get back up. Which is easy to not to.

And if we do manage that then we have succeed in he first step towards understanding. How easy that is to not take place.

God does understand that aspect in our nature. How we need that aspect of life where we can learn.

Mistakes will leave their mark on us. It will hopefully be a lesson. For some it isn't so. They will be more consumed in making excuses.

That never keeps us from falling again. And so the issue really is how much we are willing to listen.

Sure isn't as easy as it sounds. So often that is far less than appealing. Admitting weaknesses never quite makes it.

So we move along that path, hopefully hearing God's voice at times. Which is not to scold our shortcomings, but help us learn.

Course that is never enough for some. Just having God's grace to touch our wounds doesn't inspire.

It doesn't sound as impressive as we not failing. But it will not work that way, and thinking it will never improves life.

In the end naturally faith plays a part. For holes are also part of the devils tricks and plans. He loves to make us stumble.

If he can wound to the point we give up then he wins. That often works so well with those who don't accept being sinners.

Too many of those in the world. And you can expect they won't change. Which is the tragedy of not facing the truth.

Which is the first part of seeing holes.