If I have learned anything
from my mother & father it is that as their child I am unconditionally
loved & they will dispose of me. I shared in Accomplishing Your Goals #1 how my experiences of failure became springboards
for growth because of how my father responded. Then I posed the question, if
this happens naturally, how much more spiritually?
John tells us that whoever
believes in Jesus becomes born of God (John 1:12). Spiritually they have the
legal right to call God their Father & they have the legal right to be
called a child of God; they have been adopted into His family & will never
know the absence of His presence again (Romans 8:15, Matthew 28:20). As a child
of God you have to know that Jesus has promised that He would not leave you as
an orphan, but send His Spirit to be with you forever! (John 14:5-18).
One question that I am
constantly asking myself is, “If I can try anything in the natural, fail, but
still be unconditionally loved & never disposed of then why would I think my
heavenly Father would stop loving me or dispose of me if I fail?” I have to
constantly train my soul (mind, will, & emotions) to come in line with the
reality that as a son I can never fail. My spirit is always alive in God, He
calls His children more than a conquerors (Romans 8:37). I have to train my soul
to come in line with the truth, with the spiritual reality every child of God
should be experiencing – the conquering experience.
Yes, I may fail at a particular
task, but I can never fail ultimately – the work that God begins in His
children, He always ensures its completion (Philippians 1:6). As a son, every temporal
failure is a stepping stone for greatness! As I am focusing on & pursuing
the dreams that God has placed in my heart I can be fully confident that
failure will never define me.
Failure will never be a label
I wear with shame; rather it is going to be a badge of honor. A badge that will
always remind me of the reality that as a son I can’t fail, I can only grow,
learn, & overcome! When we live in the reality that we cannot fail, there
is no limit to the dreams we can pursue & no fear to hold us back! Let this
be a year where you dream dreams you never dared to dream & you pursue
things you have never dared to pursue.
Let’s Do This Together
Where in your life have you
felt like a failure? What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail? How many
more dreams would you pursue?
The area of my life I have felt like a failure is in the area of Finances. I have had some really, really good opportunities in the past and blew them. I have had thousands of dollars at my disposal and can only count with one hand what I invested that money in. Thank God it's in the past, but the road to recovery just seems very long.
ReplyDeleteIf I "knew" I couldn't fail I would probably be looking for many ways to invest and hardly ever feel uneasy when things don't go as planned. Just recently I began to think of buying a second home, but the tought of "not enough" to do so and the past failures with money sort of led me down the "road of discouragement" again.
I really need to trust God in such an important area of my life!
Wow, what an incredibly timely post. Hints of failure is something that I've been sort of getting nervous about once the sowing season starts up again for the Emmaus spring semester. There are going to be a lot of changes and areas where I'm going to have to take charge and not be afraid of failing, so this post really helped me to remember that failure is NEVER something I should be ashamed of- rather, it should be something I embrace and use as "stepping stones" for this coming season!
ReplyDeleteThanks again for this awesome post, PJ :)