Failure Isn’t Final
I was getting ready for bed when my brain started running. Funny how that often happens and yet I rarely find myself laughing. I sometimes ask God to speak to me but am usually too tired to hear. This evening, however, I was thinking about various areas I seem to fail in, especially that of relationships and business. My body has grown tired, and it is hard to fit in everything I would like to do in a day’s time. Before I could go too far down that road, a song came to mind which Lulu Roman sang on the Homecoming video Marching to Zion.
Failure isn’t final with the Father
Failure opens doors to start again
Falling only hurts for a season
And starting over brings new life again
I like to do everything perfectly. I want everyone to like me. I like to be the one who is always “there” for others. I’m also human, and, as such, I do not do everything as perfectly as I would like to. During these moments of realization, it would be easy to give up and just stop trying. Once I have done that, though, satan has won. This is when I turn to the Lord and ask if I am at least doing what He would have me to do. If I am, that is all that matters and I must rest in that. All of my other goals are things I want to do in my own strength for my own gratification, and this is probably why God doesn’t let it succeed.
This is not always easy. My family and close friends can attest to the fact that I end up in tears of frustration when I feel I have failed someone or something, but I’m thankful that God continues to pick me up, dry my tears, and remind me that it’s not too late to start over. I also know that the closer I draw to Him, the more I will do these things that He has placed on my heart to do. It will no longer be me pushing in my own strength, but His Spirit will take over to be the blessing that I cannot be without Him. Thank You, Lord, that Your mercies are new every morning.
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