The Bullet of Success: The Value of Failure
Who hasn’t failed?
The Apostle Paul failed. Peter failed…every one of the twelve apostles failed.
David, Israel’s greatest kind, “a man after God’s own heart,”…failed. Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived…failed. Moses, a giant among the Israelites, giver of the law, delivered of his people…failed. Jacob, father of Israel…failed. Isaac, son of the promise…failed. Abraham, progenitor of Israel, father of the faithful, prototype of those who are righteous through faith…failed! Even our first parents, in their human perfection…failed.
Who hasn’t failed?
It isn’t failing that is the problem. It’s what one does after he has failed. To take failure as final is to be a failure. To see in failure the school of the Spirit is to let failure contribute to one’s growth in Christ.
“To what do you attribute your success?” asked the young executive of the bank president. “Two words,” responded the president, “good decisions!”
“But how did you learn to make good decisions?” asked the young man.
“Two words,” the president answered, “bad decisions!”
Who hasn’t failed? Only one…Jesus Christ!
And in His perfection He laid down His life to cover the failure of all. “God works in everything for good to those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.” Romans 8:28
The above words were penned by one of my favorite Presbyterian Pastors, Richard Halverson. My past failures have taught me that if anyone can do anything better than you can, let them do it. This is a case in point. I hope you’ve made the decision to let Christ go to work on your failures.
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