Setbacks need not be permanent. Sometimes a step backward will take you two forward. Setbacks can be advantageous. One can get a clearer view of the landscape and what’s up ahead. You can get so close to the forest you can’t see the trees.
What does one do when he or she has lost ground? The same thing that our father Abraham did when experiencing a backward step. After we are told he “…went down,” it is recorded he “…went up,” and then it adds, “…he went on.”
Some of us are waiting for something to happen when what we really need to do is get a move on. Don’t wait until you get all your ducks in a row. There will always be one duck to break ranks! Go with what you have.
Begin your journey again from where you are. The Chinese proverb says, “A thousand mile journey begins with one step.” The quickest way to make progress is to advance to where you once were, and go on from there. It’s the old story of coming back to Bethel.
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