Failure
"There is no risk of failure with God. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I will not be shaken." — Psalm 62:6, ESV
The Holy Spirit had given me an assignment. Although I was excited about it, I was also nervous because I had been given a similar timeline in the past — and I had failed. I couldn’t seem to complete things within the set time frame.
As I sat with God, I told Him how excited I was about the plans and the timeline, but I was anxious because I had failed so many times before. That’s when I heard the Holy Spirit say, “Look up the word fail.”
Fail: to be unsuccessful in achieving one’s goal; to neglect to do something.
After reading the definition, the Holy Spirit began placing scriptures in my spirit. He reminded me, “There is no risk of failure with God.” He said that I was seeing things from an earthly perspective instead of His. What looked like failure to me was actually success to Him because He was working out something greater within me.
He brought several more scriptures to mind:
“Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.” — Proverbs 16:3
“The godly may trip seven times, but they will get back up again.” — Proverbs 24:16
As I sat quietly, listening to the Holy Spirit, He reminded me of Thomas Edison. Edison failed 1,000 times while trying to invent the light bulb — but he kept going. God said, “The world sees my guiding of Thomas Edison as failure, but I was actually directing him toward success. Every step he took, I already knew what was going to happen. Each step was purposeful in leading him to discover the treasure of the light bulb within him.”
Every time the world tells you that you’ve failed, remind yourself that God is directing your path — and there is no failure in Him.
Key Takeaways
When we see things from God’s perspective, we will never see failure.
Every step we take with God is purposeful, whether we understand it or not.
A thousand different attempts are not failures — they are steps toward success.
Affirmations: Matthew 10:20; Luke 24:32; Ephesians 6:19; Isaiah 55:11
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