Coming back from failure
Coming back from failure:
Well here we go! What can we talk about this afternoon? I read the blog my daughter wrote about me the other day and it was great. I have come back from failure to be where I am today. One thing I know is that there will be more failures coming. But what is failure but stepping stones to success. Think about it, mountain tops are nice but it is in the valleys we grow. We can learn from the failures in our life if we face each one and each new day with God as our ultimate Leader.
Have you ever made a mistake? Welcome to the human race. It just means you’re alive. The Bible says in James 3:2, we all stumble in many ways. We’re all living proof of this verse.
But everybody wants to be a success. Nobody wants to be a failure.
Come to think of it, I’ve never met anybody in life who’s said, "My goal in life is to fail." Everyone wants to succeed. As a society, this puts a lot of stress on us because failure is a part of life. Yet, many people will do anything. Lie, cheat, steal, in order to succeed. It’s that important. Failure in America is considered the unpardonable sin.
Failing isn’t fatal.
Because we value success so much, we tend to exaggerate the effects of failure. But failure isn’t the end of the world. You won’t die from it. With failure, you fail, you pick yourself up, and you go on, learn from it and push forward!
One of the best ways to bounce back from failure is to redefine it.
Failure is not failing to reach your dreams. Failure is not having a dream.Failure is not setting a goal and missing it. Failure is not having a goal. Failure is not falling down. Failure is refusing to get back up.
If at first you don’t succeed, big deal! It’s usually the second, third, or fourth time you actually get it right. You are never a failure until you give up. Remember, everybody fails.
Failure has benefits.
Did you know that one of God’s primary tools in making you the kind of person he wants you to be is failure? He uses it in your life to mold you, shape you, and develop your character. While we rarely learn from our successes (because we typically attribute it to our sheer nature talent!), we can learn from our failures.
We usually think of failure as being a negative experience, but wise people learn from failure and use it to their advantage. They learn from it and grow from it. They use it as a stepping stone.
God often uses failure to educate us. Along the way we figure out what doesn’t work and eventually when we figure out enough things that don’t work, we’re going to figure out what does. Psalm 119:71 says,
God’s grace is found in failure.
God is not surprised when you fail. He knows it’s going to happen. In fact, he expects it.And even when you do fail, God doesn’t stop loving you. That’s called grace. Psalm 103:14 says, God knows what we’re made of. He remembers that we are dust. He knows the frailties of your humanity. He doesn’t expect you to be perfect and more importantly, he don’t stop loving you when you fail.
Often when you’re in the middle of a failure, it’s difficult to see God’s hand in your life.
Coming back from failure may not be the easiest thing you’ll ever do in your life, but it’s something that God wants to help you accomplish. It doesn’t matter what failure you’ve gone through or which one you’re going through right now. Big or small, it hasn’t changed God’s purpose for your life. Allow God to teach you, motivate, and grow you through your failure. He still has a plan for your life and a place for you in this world.
Even though I failed many times at many different things, I have learned to get up, brush myself off and start over with the lesson of past failures on my mind.
It may seem strange to many people but I thank God for failures as well as success.
God bless!!
Well here we go! What can we talk about this afternoon? I read the blog my daughter wrote about me the other day and it was great. I have come back from failure to be where I am today. One thing I know is that there will be more failures coming. But what is failure but stepping stones to success. Think about it, mountain tops are nice but it is in the valleys we grow. We can learn from the failures in our life if we face each one and each new day with God as our ultimate Leader.
Have you ever made a mistake? Welcome to the human race. It just means you’re alive. The Bible says in James 3:2, we all stumble in many ways. We’re all living proof of this verse.
But everybody wants to be a success. Nobody wants to be a failure.
Come to think of it, I’ve never met anybody in life who’s said, "My goal in life is to fail." Everyone wants to succeed. As a society, this puts a lot of stress on us because failure is a part of life. Yet, many people will do anything. Lie, cheat, steal, in order to succeed. It’s that important. Failure in America is considered the unpardonable sin.
Failing isn’t fatal.
Because we value success so much, we tend to exaggerate the effects of failure. But failure isn’t the end of the world. You won’t die from it. With failure, you fail, you pick yourself up, and you go on, learn from it and push forward!
One of the best ways to bounce back from failure is to redefine it.
Failure is not failing to reach your dreams. Failure is not having a dream.Failure is not setting a goal and missing it. Failure is not having a goal. Failure is not falling down. Failure is refusing to get back up.
If at first you don’t succeed, big deal! It’s usually the second, third, or fourth time you actually get it right. You are never a failure until you give up. Remember, everybody fails.
Failure has benefits.
Did you know that one of God’s primary tools in making you the kind of person he wants you to be is failure? He uses it in your life to mold you, shape you, and develop your character. While we rarely learn from our successes (because we typically attribute it to our sheer nature talent!), we can learn from our failures.
We usually think of failure as being a negative experience, but wise people learn from failure and use it to their advantage. They learn from it and grow from it. They use it as a stepping stone.
God often uses failure to educate us. Along the way we figure out what doesn’t work and eventually when we figure out enough things that don’t work, we’re going to figure out what does. Psalm 119:71 says,
My troubles turned out all for the best. They forced me to learn from God’s textbook.God’s textbook is the Bible and it is often in the midst of failure that we open its pages searching for truth, instruction, comfort, support, and encouragement. God says, Sometimes I have to use failure to get you into this book so you’ll start looking and realize that it’s a textbook that I want to teach you.
God’s grace is found in failure.
God is not surprised when you fail. He knows it’s going to happen. In fact, he expects it.And even when you do fail, God doesn’t stop loving you. That’s called grace. Psalm 103:14 says, God knows what we’re made of. He remembers that we are dust. He knows the frailties of your humanity. He doesn’t expect you to be perfect and more importantly, he don’t stop loving you when you fail.
Often when you’re in the middle of a failure, it’s difficult to see God’s hand in your life.
Coming back from failure may not be the easiest thing you’ll ever do in your life, but it’s something that God wants to help you accomplish. It doesn’t matter what failure you’ve gone through or which one you’re going through right now. Big or small, it hasn’t changed God’s purpose for your life. Allow God to teach you, motivate, and grow you through your failure. He still has a plan for your life and a place for you in this world.
Even though I failed many times at many different things, I have learned to get up, brush myself off and start over with the lesson of past failures on my mind.
It may seem strange to many people but I thank God for failures as well as success.
God bless!!
posted by Fisherman For Christ at 6/11/2006 09:12:00 PM
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