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Knocked down? Maybe. But knocked out? Not even close.

Often when we’re flat on our backs staring at the ceiling — we forget that we were never promised a life without struggle.

Jesus Himself said in John 16:33, “In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

He said you will. That means the hard stuff isn’t a sign that something has gone wrong with your story. It’s just part of the story. And the Author of that story is still writing.

What I’ve learned — and what I’m still learning, if I’m being real — is that the moments that knock us down have a way of revealing what we’re actually standing on.

When everything around you shifts, when the circumstances you thought were stable suddenly aren’t, you find out pretty quickly whether your foundation is built on things that can be shaken or on something that holds.

If your foundation is rooted in Christ, it holds. Every single time.

The K.I.S.S. ~ Knocked down but not knocked out!

Now, I’m not going to sit here and tell you that getting back up is easy. It’s not. Sometimes getting back up looks like dragging yourself out of bed and choosing to show up for the day even when every part of you wants to stay under the covers. Sometimes it looks like whispering a prayer through tears because that’s all the strength you have. Sometimes it’s just putting one foot in front of the other and trusting that God sees the step even when you can’t see the staircase.

But here’s what I want you to notice — in every one of those moments, you’re still moving. You’re still choosing. And that matters more than you know.

Because you can’t control what happens around you. You can’t control what other people do, what falls apart, what shifts without warning. But you can control how you respond. You can choose whether the thing that knocked you down gets to define you — or refine you.

2 Corinthians 4:8–9 puts it so beautifully — “We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.”

There’s a “but not” that follows every blow. And that “but not” is the grace of God holding you steady when your own strength has run out.

So if today finds you on the ground, let me ask you this — what if this isn’t the end of your story but the turning point?

What if the very thing that knocked you down is the one thing that teaches you just how strong your God really is?

What if getting back up — even slowly, even imperfectly — is exactly the kind of faith that moves mountains?

You don’t have to have it all together. You don’t have to bounce back perfectly or pretend the hit didn’t hurt. You just have to get back up. One breath. One prayer. One decision.

“One step at a time leads to miles of greatness!” ~ Kristianne Wargo

Because the woman who keeps getting back up? She’s not the woman who never falls. She’s the woman who knows Who’s reaching down to pull her to her feet.

So rise, my sweet friend. Dust yourself off. Steady your heart. And take the next step — even if it’s shaky, even if it’s small.

You’re not knocked out. You’re being shaped. And everything ahead of you is still waiting for the woman you’re becoming.

“Be present. Be incredible. Be YOU!!!“