Though we all experience life’s challenges, not everyone manages to get back up. It may take a day, weeks, or even years. But Proverbs 24:16 promises that the righteous—believers in faith through Jesus Christ—will rise again. We may fall, but we don’t have to remain fallen.

I’ll admit that I once desired a soft, Christian life. I wanted all that came with following Christ, minus the hardship. We must realize...