Wise Saying From the Orient

So today my every-so-autumn-tasting Good Earth Tea had a friendly saying on the tea bag. It read,

By much failing the child learns to walk.
- Wise Saying From the Orient

I thought that this is interesting because this is not only true of children who are learning to stroll around their newly discovered world, but this is also true of our spiritual lives. In light of being a child of God and learning to live life according to his standards, By much failing the child learns to walk. We fall down, the Lord picks us up with his gracious hand. We learn our mistakes, and (hopefully) never fall down in that same way, shape, or form. Of course, we are human and tend to fall in trends. Thankfully, we are still learning how to grow up, or mature in Christ. May we be children who step out in faith in our Lord Jesus Christ and learn to walk by failing. His arms are always there to catch us!