FALLEN TOO MANY TIMES

February 8, 2006
 

A group of friends were walking, walking by the sea.
They always kept on going. No failure could they see.

They all had seen disaster,
But they still followed their Master,
And they had all fallen many times.

They walked and ran the Shore of Life, helping each other along.
For they were children of the King, and to Him they all belonged.
They bravely struggled onward
For Him pushing forward,
Rising up after falling many times.

One day, while they were treading thus, treading on the Shore,
One suddenly sat down and said, “I ain’t gonna walk no more.
I’ve walked and run,
And had some fun,
But I’ve fallen too many times.”

“Get up,” they said, “we’ll help you walk and keep you on your feet.
Do you want to be sitting there when Jesus you meet?
Do you think that He’ll be pleased,
When you rise up to your knees,
And say, ‘Sorry, but I’ve fallen too many times.’?

Said the one, “If Jesus wanted me on my feet, He would’ve kept me there.
Instead, He pulls me tripping and falling and going who knows where.
You go on, and I will stay
And maybe keep walking another day.
But, I’ve fallen too many times.”

So, they left the one sitting there, sitting on the sand.
They left him there and did not offer him a helping hand.
They didn’t help him.
They simply left him.
He had fallen one too many times.

They could have helped him rise and walk along.
They could have encouraged and helped him to stay strong,
But they just left him there.
They left him and didn’t care,
Because they had all fallen many times.

As you go through life, living each day,
Do you refuse to help a friend in any little way?
Make a stand.
Lend a hand
To those who have fallen many times.

Maybe, maybe God sent them you,
To help them to stand and to make it through.
Hold them tight
Through the night,
And help them keep their feet.