"What if I stumble? What if I fall?" Maybe you're asking a quieter version of that — what if this pattern never changes, what if I've fallen too many times to be taken seriously, by God or myself? Those questions aren't weak faith; they're paying attention. Through a worship leader who nearly lost his faith to envy, a righteous man who fell seven times and still got up, and a nation of exiles sure God forgot them, here's the answer: the wicked stay down — the righteous rise. Not because you're strong, but because His hands have held you all along.

Passages: Psalm 73; Proverbs 24:16; Isaiah 40:27–31