What If I Stumble-dc Talk

Father please forgive me for I can not compose
The fear that lives within me
Or the rate at which it grows
If struggle has a purpose on the narrow road you've carved
Why do I dread my trespasses will leave a deadly scar
Do they see the fear in my eyes? Are they so revealing?
This time I cannot disguise all the doubt I'm feeling

What if I stumble, what if I fall?
What if I lose my step and I make fools of us all?
Will the love continue when my walk becomes a crawl?
What if I stumble, and what if I fall?

All of us have some kind of fear of failing. Especially with those we care about the most. One reason is the judgement that comes from others when we do stumble or fail. As followers of Christ, many people on the outside are looking at us waiting for us to fall from grace. Not only them, but also other Christians. It is a sticky trap we can fall into-not wanting do anything wrong but also not being legalistic. We have freedom in Christ not to live up to the expectation of others but we should not use our freedom to cause others to stumble in their faith.

Paul puts it like this:
Therefore let us not judge one another anymore, but rather determine this-not to put an obstacle or a stumbling block in a brother's way. Romans 14:13

There is grace to cover our stumbles and falls, therefore we should extend that grace to others when they also stumble and fall. We need to be mindful of our brothers and sisters in Christ to encourage and help them and not cause them to fall in their faith.