#get back up

[cynmuffin]

All of her sacrifices, all of her strength, all of her weaknesses exposed, and all she wanted was freedom. My fallen angel in media.

Credit to TT: Renneditsstuff

[momentsbeforemass]

What matters to God?

“And there was none so perfect as Peter.”

It’s a verse that appears nowhere in the Bible. If you read all the stuff about Peter in the Gospels, you know why.

Peter is the king of overpromising and underperforming.

Of blurting out whatever, whenever. Of missing the painfully obvious. Of not knowing when to quit. Or when to start. Someone who can go from fighting to the death to running away in 3.9 seconds.

And Peter is exactly who Jesus picks to build the Church on in today’s Gospel.

Not because Jesus is an idiot. But because Jesus knows Peter. Jesus knows everything that Peter will get wrong. Including Peter’s denial of Jesus in the small hours of the morning on Good Friday.

And Jesus still picks him? Yes. Because Jesus knows Peter. Better than Peter knows Peter.

Jesus knows the heart of Peter. Jesus knows that, in spite of Peter’s worst impulses, Peter will keep stumbling towards Him. Peter will lose count of how many times he has fallen.

But Jesus knows how many times Peter will get back up. Jesus knows that Peter will keep trying.

In choosing Peter, Jesus shows us what matters most. 

It’s the same way for you and me. Because God knows us. Better than we know us.

What matters most to God? Isn’t knowing what to do and what to say.

What matters most to God? Isn’t perfect performance.

What matters most to God? Is your heart. And the count.

Not the count of how many times you fall. God doesn’t care how many times you fall.

What matters to God is how many times you get back up.

Which is why God will always help you, every time you even try to get back up.

Today’s Readings

[serenityquest]

[thomastanker02]

I think we all need to remember that being a Christian is a journey.

The Christian life is a constant process of correction, forgiveness, and always trying to do better than yesterday.

There’s a reason why it’s called “a walk with God”, it’s a journey, a venture down a path not of your choosing, but his.

We don’t instantly get to where we want to go the moment we step outside of the house. A painter doesn’t instantly finish the painting the moment he starts. In between the beginning and the end, there’s always a process of getting to the finish line. 

It’s this process that we, as Christians, are called to be a part of.

So please, try to go easy on yourself.

The artist is not finished with his work yet. You aren’t at your intended destination yet. Sure, you may stumble on the way there, but if you stay down, you won’t ever get to where you planned to go.

Though the righteous man falls seven times, he rises eight.

So get back up, get back in the race, go back to the relationship you cherished with your Savior and creator. As long as you’re still breathing, he’s not done with you yet!

God bless, Jesus loves you ✝️❤️

[thecalminside]

It’s ok not to be ok. We aren’t supposed to feel good all the time. Life will beat you up. You get back up. Humbled. Feel. Your strength within will hold you and pull you to more of itself.

[tisticdragonfly]

This was january 2025, im wasnt really happy with how it turned out, but [insert Meet the Robinsons quote here]

[beargyufairy]

'Cause I'm a real tough kid

I can handle my shit