Have you ever failed at something? I mean really messed up to the point that you thought there was no fixing it.
Maybe you failed a class, bombed a relationship, made a wrong business move, or said the wrong thing. Well, if your answer is yes, you are in good company because we all have. If we are honest, most of us are simply amazed that we are still here despite all of our failures in life.
But the good news is that our failures can teach us lessons that our successes never could. Walt Disney (who financially failed and went bankrupt several times) once said: “You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.”
1. Seek God’s Direction
One of my favorite (and most frustrating) aspects of the Bible is that it is full of so many stories of how people messed up yet were still used by God. One such story of failure was about a man named Joshua.
Joshua seemed to have everything going for him. His mentor was Moses, he was the leader of the nation of Israelites, and he had seen and heard God do some amazing things like rescuing his people from slavery, parting the red sea, presenting Himself in an unforgettable way on top of a mountain, feeding his people with manna, falling the walls of Jericho, and the list goes on.
But then in His life goal is to serve God and His Church by reaching the lost with the gospel, making devoted disciples, equipping and empowering others to go further in their faith and calling, and leading a culture of multiplication for the glory of God. Find out more about him here.