5 Principles I Have Learned About Failure (Sermon)
This past Sunday’s message was about failure. Although we had this message in the series planned for months and we spend considerable time in prayer about what to speak about each week, I never imagined how sensitive this topic would be. I have been inundated with stories this week of how failure has impacted people’s lives. (And to think I thought it was just my story…)
If you are dealing with failure, I hope you will consider watching this message.
As a teaser, here are five principles I have learned about failure:
Not everyone is talking about you….even when it feels that way…
Your identity because of the failure may never fully go away…
God loves you more than you can imagine, even when you fail…
Forgiving yourself may be the most difficult thing…
The best days of your life may be after the failure…not before…
if you allow God to shape the rest of your story…
Would you allow your story to help others? What’s one thing you have learned from failure? (Please share it as a comment on the blog, even if you are reading this on Facebook, to allow others to read your thoughts.)
2 responses to "5 Principles I Have Learned About Failure (Sermon)"
Amen.
I've dealt with this for years. I was a failure at giving Him my trust and depending on Him. I went through years of felling beaten down by everyone. He never failed to provide, but just enough and I was miserable. This past year He has dealt with that sin and picked me up out of the mire and set me back where He needs me to be. In many ways, my life is wonderful now with that relationship reestablished. However, I hurt my wife along the way in her heart and spirit and she is so totally closed to me that she want's to separate. This is just killing me inside and when I look at her I see me the way that I was. She thinks that she's in His will, but I believe strongly that she really isn't and she can't see it and I can't make her see it. I and others are praying for her healing and the restoration of our marriage. IF God can do for her what He did for me, our lives together after the failures will be the most wonderful it's ever been.
Praying for you Jon. Thanks for sharing in honesty and transparency.