Knocked Down, But Not Knocked OUT...

From time to time you may feel as though life has thrown a
punch you didn’t see coming your way.   The blow was so hard it brought you to your
knees.  Bruised, beaten, broken,
battered, tired, hurt and you’re living in a world filled with pain, how will
you survive?  Survive the shame of being
knocked down; the embarrassment of failure, and the disappointment of being
unprepared.  How do you recoup, rebuild, and
revive after life has hit you so hard you’re unable to walk in the little faith
you have left.  You’ve prepared yourself
for disappointment, trained your heart to dodge the blows of hurt, but out of
nowhere you were hit and it feel like God didn’t stand in the gap to take
(protect)  this blow for you .

You’re down for the count and honestly you’re not feeling nor
wanting to fight anymore.  You’ve decided
to lay there, surrender, and lose the fight… 
But God is saying, GET UP and GET BACK INTO THE FIGHT…  The truth is..  You’ve trained for this moment, everything
you’ve been through up until this point has equipped you for this very
moment.    Maybe life has thrown a
different punch (situation) your way, but you’ve taken a few blows in the past
that has strengthened you to endure the pain of the blow you’re experiencing
right now.    YOU ARE STRONG, BUILT WITH
ENDURANCE, AND YOU ARE A FIGHTER… 

Many times we look to win the fight or the race we call
life, but it’s not always about winning… 
God said the race is not given to the swift nor the strong, but to the
one who endures until the end.  Live
through it, grow through it, and endure through it…  You’ve only been knocked down, not KNOCKED
OUT!!!…  Get up and FIGHT…