Inspiration
“I Will Arise”
by Jennifer Workman
G
etting back up after a fall is never easy
for it requires a great deal of stamina
to pull yourself up from a horizontal
position to a vertical position. I remember
viewing a Track and Field meet on television
and watching two seasoned female athletes
compete against each other. It was obvious
from looking at both of them that they were in
superb physical condition and have prepared
themselves for this hurdling competition. As
they and all the other female competitors took
their marks, you could see the determination
and focus in both of these women’s eyes.
Then the gun was shot in the air, they were off
and began to run very fast and leap over the
hurdles. One by one they jumped and these
two ladies were very close in proximity to
each other that it would be hard to determine
who would win the race, until all of a sudden,
out of nowhere, one of the ladies unexpectedly trips and falls over the hurdles. And, it
was a hard fall indeed as the audience gasped
in shock.
The cameras focused on her as it was
evident from her facial expression, that she
was very upset and disappointed but then,
she composed herself, got up and left off
the asphalt as people clapped to show that
she gave a great performance and the other
36 HimPower September 2016
Do not rejoice over me,
my enemy; when I
fall, I will arise; when
I sit in darkness, the
Lord will be a light to
me.
— Micah 7:8, NKJV
lady ended up winning the race. Note, this
was not the first time these two ladies competed against each other and the other lady
(Dominick) won the race earlier and this was
Queen’s chance to get the victory this time
and when this unforeseen occurrence happened, it was a hard pill for her to swallow!
Even though that was the case, she never
stopped running nor gave up on her dreams
and she continues to run competitively and is
preparing herself for the next track meet as
she is very tenacious and has etched in her
mind that she will win the next race!
Although I am very impressed with
Queen’s drive and determination to win, I
pose the question to you that are reading this
article today, isn’t that how life is sometimes?
We as people seem to do all the right things
and give all that we have to move forward
just to meet with a fall, unforeseen tragedy or
other overwhelming situations just like this
female runner. And, that can make us want to
give up if we view and respond to our mishaps
the wrong way. Life is a journey, it is very difficult at times and sometimes when we think
that things are getting easier, they may get
worse before they get better but, one thing
we as people need to keep in mind is that we
are not alone in our struggles “for God prom-