Falling down or failing in life is not something that can be avoided. The effort to learn how to walk began with balancing yourself before taking the first step. Riding a bike was accomplished after learning how to coordinate the movements of your body to sustain forward motion and balance. In either case, there was a period of training that took place to get to the point where you no longer needed help. The reality is that even though we have mastered walking and bike riding, there have been and will be times when we lose our balance, fall and require assistance to get back up. The same is true in our spiritual life. Jesus never said that we would be without problems, challenges or failures but His Word reassures us that He would be with us as we go through each challenge. Salvation does not mean that we are now going to suddenly be perfect, it means that we have been set apart and each day we are being perfected by the Holy Spirit. There is great consolation and joy for us all in knowing that there will be help when we have a time that we require a helping hand.