So you perceive you have failed? No, you garnered experience.

An old saying that I’ve had to embrace because of my many perceived failings says,

Failure is a good thing. Success comes because we make good decisions. Good decisions are made because of one’s life experiences. Experiences that mean the most usually comes, most of the time, because of one’s failings.

Everyone that achieves anything worthwhile goes through many failures to garner life changing painful experiences. You aren’t being punished when you fail, you are garnering vast experience. You have to be willing to go through the hurt and pain to win.

Proverbs 20:29 ~ The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the grey head.

Not sure what this verse says about me, I’m bald. Ha ha. But if I did let my hair grow it’s as grey as can be now. The pepper continues to fade and nothing much left but salt! It means by now I should be learning from all of the life lessons of the past and putting those lessons to good use.

I do have vast experience with failure. I’m actually going through a heavy dose of it now but by faith, I trust the scripture:

Romans 5:2 ~ By whom also we have access by faith into his grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the Glory of God. And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulations worketh patience; and patience, experience and experience hope: And hope maketh not ashamed because the love of God is shed abroad in our heats by the Holy Ghost which is given to us.

I haven’t quit but I have failed a ton. When I share with people my hope they sometimes look at me as if I should have quit along time ago. I mean how many times can one fail themselves and others? But, deeply, I know, I have faith and trust that God would not bring me this far without making provision for me. God knows the only reason I have kept going is my faith in Him, regardless of how small a measure of faith that it is. So, this morning I know my hope will not make me ashamed. God will see me victorious.

I’m no longer trying to prove people wrong. They aren’t God. Only God is God. I’m going to prove God right about me. I am a success in Him.

YOU are too. Don’t quit on yourself.

A testimony Monday, September 13, 2021