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Dutch Category 1: The Divine Hand That Lifts Us When We Fall
These verses focus on the immediate, active grace of God in the very moment of our stumbling, assuring us that we are not left alone on the ground.
箴言24:16
义人虽然跌倒了七次，他们却复活了，但灾祸降临的时候，恶人却跌倒了。
反思： This truth reframes our entire understanding of a righteous life. It is not about a flawless performance, which is an impossible and crushing burden that breeds anxiety and shame. Instead, righteousness is defined by a resilient spirit, a persistent turning back to the light. This verse gives us permission to be human and imperfect, assuring us that our core identity is not cemented in the stumble, but in the God-empowered act of rising once more.
Psalm 37:23-24
“The LORD makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand.”
反思： There is a profound emotional security in knowing that our stability is not entirely our own responsibility. The feeling of stumbling—that lurch in your stomach, the panic of losing control—is met here with the image of a steadying hand. This isn’t a promise we’ll never trip, but a deeper promise that we won’t be utterly destroyed by our missteps. It speaks to a divine partnership in our walk, comforting the part of us that fears every crack in the pavement.
弥迦书7:8
不要欺负我，我的敌人。 虽然我跌倒了，但我会上升。 我虽然坐在黑暗中，耶和华必是我的光。
反思： This is a verse of defiant hope, spoken from the floor. It acknowledges the reality of the fall, the shame of being seen in our failure (“do not gloat”), and the desolation of “sitting in darkness.” Yet, it is not a declaration of our own strength to get up. It is a declaration of trust. The rising is a future certainty because God Himself is the light that will scatter the darkness of our despair and confusion. It gives voice to the resilient soul that, even in ruin, knows where its help comes from.
Psalm 145:14
“The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.”
反思： This is a beautiful and all-encompassing statement about the very character of God. Notice the two groups: those who “fall” (a sudden event) and those who are “bowed down” (a chronic state of being). God’s compassion meets both the acute crisis and the long-term burden. For anyone feeling the spiritual, emotional, or moral weight that makes it hard to even stand straight, this verse is a balm. It assures us that God’s nature is one of active support and restoration.
路加福音15:20
于是他站起来去找他的父亲。 但当他离他还有很长的路要走的时候，他的父亲看见了他，对他充满了怜悯。 他跑到儿子身边，抱着他，吻了他。
反思： The son’s journey back was likely filled with rehearsed apologies, shame, and fear. He was getting back up, but hesitantly. The core emotional truth here is the Father’s response: He doesn’t wait for the perfectly articulated apology. He sees the intention, the turning of the heart, and runs. Grace outpaces our shame. This shatters the internal narrative that we must make ourselves perfectly presentable before returning to God after a failure. He meets us in our mess because His compassion is quicker than our guilt.
希伯来书4:16
让我们信心地接近神的恩典宝座，这样我们就可以得到怜悯，并在需要的时候找到恩典来帮助我们。
反思： Failure often fills us with a deep-seated instinct to hide. Our “time of need” is precisely when shame tells us to retreat. This verse is a powerful counter-command. It re-labels God’s throne, the seat of ultimate power, as a “throne of grace.” We are invited to approach not with fear of punishment for our stumble, but with the confidence of a child who knows they will find mercy. It reorients our entire emotional posture from one of cowering to one of confident seeking.
Category 2: Finding Redemptive Strength in Weakness
These verses explore the paradox that our moments of failure and felt weakness are the very places where a deeper, more authentic strength is born.
哥林多前书12:9-10
"但他对我说，'我的恩典对你足够了，因为我的能力在软弱中是完美的，"因此，我将更加夸耀我的弱点，以便基督的力量可以依靠我。 這就是為什麼，看在基督的份上，我喜歡軟弱、侮辱、苦難、迫害和困難。 当我软弱的时候，我是坚强的。
反思： This is the foundational text for a healthy spirituality of failure. It directly confronts our desperate attempts to appear strong and self-sufficient. The verse teaches that our felt weakness is not a barrier to God’s power, but the point of entry for it. To “boast” in weakness is to abandon the exhausting pretense of having it all together. It is an emotional and spiritual surrender that opens us up to a strength that is not our own, creating a stable identity that isn’t shattered by life’s difficulties.
哥林多前书4:8-9
我们被压在每一边，但不是被压碎的。 困惑，但不是绝望。 被迫害，但未被遗弃； 被击倒了，但没有被摧毁。
反思： This passage provides a powerful vocabulary for resilience. It validates the painful reality of our struggles (“hard pressed,” “perplexed,” “struck down”) without allowing them to be the final word. The emotional rhythm is one of tension and release: yes, this is happening, but it is not the end of the story. This builds a mental framework that can hold two truths at once: the reality of present suffering and the certainty of ultimate survival. It gives us permission to feel the blow without being defined by it.
以赛亚书40:31
但那些盼望耶和华的人要更新他们的力量。 他们会像鹰一样飞到翅膀上。 他们会跑步，不疲惫，他们会走路，不会晕倒。
反思： Burnout after failure is real. The exhaustion that comes from trying and failing can leave us feeling spiritually and emotionally depleted. This verse ties the renewal of our strength not to our own efforts, but to where we place our “hope.” Waiting on God is an active trust, an anchoring of the soul. The imagery of soaring, running, and walking speaks to different paces of life. It’s a promise of supernatural endurance not just for the sprints, but for the long, weary marathon of getting back on track.
腓立比书4:13
我可以通过给予我力量的人来完成这一切。
反思： Often taken out of context, this verse is profoundly powerful when read as a conclusion to the verses that precede it, which speak of being content in both plenty and in want. This is not a mantra for worldly success. It is a statement of emotional and spiritual fortitude. It means that whether I am experiencing the “high” of success or the “low” of failure and need, the source of my inner stability and ability to persevere is not my circumstances, but Christ’s indwelling strength. It anchors my sense of capability outside of my fluctuating performance.
加拉太书6:1
弟兄姊妹们，如果有人犯了罪，你靠圣灵生活的人应该温柔地恢复那个人。 你們要小心，否則你們也必受誘惑。
反思： This verse addresses our response to another’s failure, which in turn reveals a profound truth about our own. The command is to restore “gently,” not with condemnation. This gentleness is born from the self-awareness that we are all equally capable of falling (“watch yourselves”). It dismantles the pride that makes us harsh judges. It creates a community where failure is met not with shaming, but with a compassion that says, “I understand, for I am made of the same stuff. Let me help you up.”
诗篇40:1-2
“I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.”
反思： The imagery here is visceral. The “slimy pit” and “mud and mire” perfectly capture the feeling of being stuck in a cycle of failure or despair—the inability to get traction, the filth that clings to us. The rescue described is not a self-rescue. It is a decisive act of being lifted. For anyone who feels trapped by their past, this verse offers a narrative of hope: there is a solid rock beyond the mire, and God Himself specializes in placing our feet there, providing the stability we could not find on our own.
Category 3: The Promise of Forgiveness and a Clean Slate
These verses are about the radical act of divine forgiveness, which wipes away the stain of failure and quiets the accusing voices of shame and guilt.
约翰一书1:9
如果我们承认我们的罪，他是忠诚和公正的，将赦免我们的罪，净化我们从一切不义。
反思： This is the mechanism of restoration. Confession is not merely listing wrongs; it is an act of bringing our darkness into the light, an admission of our need. The emotional relief offered here is immense. God’s response isn’t capricious; it is “faithful and just.” It means His forgiveness is as reliable as His own character. The promise to “purify” speaks to the deep human longing not just to be pardoned, but to be made clean, to feel that the inner stain of our failure has truly been washed away.
罗马书8:1
因此，现在没有谴责那些在基督耶稣里的人。
反思： This is one of the most powerful psychological declarations in all of scripture. The feeling of “condemnation” is a heavy weight on the soul—a mixture of guilt, shame, and a sense of final judgment. This verse lifts that weight completely. It doesn’t say “there is less condemnation” or “no condemnation if you do better next time.” It says “no condemnation”—a present and total reality for those who identify with Christ. This truth silences the inner prosecutor and allows us to get back up without the burden of self-flagellation.
Psalm 103:12
至於東方是從西方來的，他已經從我們身上除去了我們的過犯。
反思： Our minds tend to ruminate on our failures, replaying them in a loop. We hold them close. This verse provides a breathtaking spatial metaphor to help us grasp the totality of God’s forgiveness. The east and west can never meet. This is not a temporary covering-up of our sin; it is a radical removal. Meditating on this image can be a profound exercise in letting go, in accepting that God does not keep a record of our stumbles the way our own wounded memories do.
约2:25
我要把蝗虫吃掉的岁月报答你们--大蝗虫和小蝗虫，其他蝗虫和蝗虫群--我派到你们中间来的大军队。
反思： Some failures have long-term consequences. They feel like “lost years”—time, opportunities, and innocence devoured by our choices or circumstances. This is a promise of profound and radical restoration. It is not just forgiveness for the past, but a creative redemption 的 the past. It speaks to the heart that grieves what can never be gotten back, and offers a hope that God can bring blessing and purpose even out of the empty spaces of our lives, creating a future that is more than just a compensation for our loss.
诗篇51:10
「上帝啊，在我裡面創造一顆純潔的心，並更新我內心堅定的靈。
反思： Penned after a catastrophic moral failure, this is the cry of a heart that knows it cannot fix itself. David doesn’t just ask for forgiveness; he asks for a complete inner renovation. He understands his failure came from a flawed “heart” and an unsteady “spirit.” This is a prayer for anyone who feels that their very character is the problem. It expresses a deep yearning for internal transformation, a hope that God can do a work in us so profound that our very desires and resolve are made new.
以赛亚书1:18
"现在来，让我们解决这件事，"耶和华说。 「雖然你們的罪像紅色，卻要像雪一樣白。 虽然它们是红色的，他们要像羊毛一样。
反思： The colors scarlet and crimson were known for their permanence; they were set-fast dyes. This is how our guilt can feel—like a permanent, unremovable stain on our identity. God’s invitation to “settle the matter” is an invitation to bring our most indelible-seeming failures to Him. The promise to make them “white as snow” is a promise of a purity so complete that no trace of the former stain remains. It addresses the feeling of being permanently marked by our mistakes and offers a radical hope for a clean identity.
Category 4: The Courage to Embrace a New Beginning
These verses provide the forward-looking momentum needed not just to get up, but to move on, unburdened by the past and with a new sense of purpose and identity.
腓立比书3:13-14
“Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is in the past and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.”
反思： This is a blueprint for healthy, forward-focused living after a failure. Paul exhibits a beautiful humility (“I do not consider myself to have taken hold of it”), which frees him from the pressure of perfection. The key action here is twofold: a conscious “forgetting” of the past—both successes and failures—and a “straining” toward the future. It gives us permission to release the grip of our past stumbles, not by pretending they didn’t happen, but by choosing to make them irrelevant to our forward momentum.
哀叹3:22-23
因为耶和华的大爱，我们没有被消耗，因为他的怜悯永不失败。 每天早上都是新的。 你的忠诚是伟大的。
反思： After a night of wrestling with failure, shame, and regret, morning can feel heavy. This verse is a direct antidote to that feeling. It declares that God’s compassion isn’t a finite resource that we used up yesterday. It’s a fresh supply, delivered new each day. This reframes every sunrise as a fresh start, a new page. It allows us to emotionally and spiritually reboot, untethered from the failures of the day before, because God’s faithfulness provides a clean slate with the rising of the sun.
哥林多前书5:17
因此，如果有人在基督里，新造物就来了： 老了，新来的就在这里了。
反思： Failure can profoundly damage our sense of self. We begin to believe, “I am a failure.” This verse offers a radical counter-identity. It doesn’t say we are a “repaired” or “improved” version of our old self; it says we are a “new creation.” This is a fundamental shift in our being. The “old” —our past failures, our old patterns, our shame-based identities—has passed away. This truth allows us to rise not just as a forgiven person, but as a fundamentally new person with a new capacity and a new future.
以赛亚书43:18-19
忘掉以前的事。 不要沉迷于过去。 看，我正在做一件新事！ 现在它起床了。 难道你没察觉到吗？ 我在荒野和荒地的溪流中走一条路。
反思： The mind has a tendency to “dwell” on the past, creating neural and emotional ruts that are hard to escape. This is a divine command to break that cycle. The call to “perceive” the new thing that God is doing is an invitation to shift our attention. Even when our life feels like a “wilderness” or “wasteland” as a result of our failures, God is already at work creating paths and sources of life. This verse cultivates a spirit of hopeful anticipation, training our hearts and minds to look for signs of new growth instead of ruminating on past devastation.
罗马书5:8
但神在這方面表現出祂對我們的愛： 当我们还是罪人的时候，基督为我们而死。
反思： A common emotional block to getting back up is the belief that we must first fix ourselves to be worthy of love or help. This verse demolishes that prerequisite. God’s ultimate act of love was initiated not after we got our act together, but at our lowest point—”while we were still sinners.” This assures us that God’s love is not a response to our goodness, but the very catalyst for it. We can rise from our failures knowing we are already, and have always been, a recipient of this foundational, unconditional love.
以弗所书2:10
因为我们是神的工，在基督耶稣里创造，做善事，神预先为我们预备了。
反思： Failure can make us feel useless and without purpose. This verse restores our sense of value and vocation. To be “God’s handiwork” (or masterpiece, in the original Greek) means our essential worth is rooted in our Creator, not our performance. Furthermore, it promises that a purpose—”good works”—has been prepared for us. This knowledge is incredibly empowering. It means that despite our stumbles, there is still a beautiful and meaningful path ahead that God has specifically designed for us to walk. It gives us a reason to get up.
