“for though a
righteous man falls seven times, he rises again,
but the wicked are brought down by calamity.”
but the wicked are brought down by calamity.”
Proverbs 24:16
Failure
Few enjoy admitting it but all will
deal with it.
The man or woman who claims no
failures in their life is the man or woman guilty of lying.
The greatest gift of failure may be
the lesson learned.
While the greatest tragedy of failure
may be a lesson wasted because it is not learned.
When we fail, we are often humbled
and better prepared to be used by God.
Success does not always bring those
same rewards for our spiritual walk.
If anything, success may carry more traps
for us than failure does.
Noah, Abraham, David and Peter all had
‘colossal’ failures recorded in scripture.
But all were also greatly used by
God.
Someone once said of failure:
“Whenever you fall, pick up
something.”
Might I suggest that when you fall,
when you fail, drop your plans but pick up the Lords.
After Peter’s denial, we are told that
he wept bitterly.
That failure did not define his future as a
future of failures.
Our failures shouldn’t either.
Place your failures in Gods’ hands,
ask Him for the strength to persevere, to humbly continue in your work for Him
and to be used by Him in great ways.
Failures can be a test, taking you to
the next level or they can be an end paralyzing you from further advances in
God.
Don’t be afraid of the tests.
Don’t be afraid of the failures.
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