Everyone wants to succeed at everything they do; however, this rarely happens. Success is a culmination of many days, months and years of failure. It is through failure that we learn how to succeed.
Unfortunately, this truth, in itself, has hindered man from achieving success since the beginning of time. Cain, the son of Adam and Eve, failed to give a proper sacrifice to God. His failure could have led him to success. He could have repented and offered an acceptable offering instead. He could have lived a life of success, but he didn’t. His failure cascaded to yet another failure – the murder of his own brother, Abel.
Failure, although necessary, is also dangerous. You must overcome failure, or failure will overcome you. You must learn from your failures. Thomas Edison, one of the most respected inventors in American history, while inventing the light bulb, was approached by his assistant. His assistant declared, “You have tried ten thousand times to make this light bulb. You have failed.” Edison replied, “I have not failed! I’ve just found ten thousand ways that won’t work.” Thomas Edison pushed right on through his failures and finally succeeded. He went on to invent the light bulb, something that can probably be found in the room your sitting in.
Failure is promised, but success is not. Problems will come. But, do not give up. Do not stop. You will eventually succeed.
In our spiritual battles that we fight on Earth (temptation, heart-break, losses, deaths), we must fight through defeat and failure if we are to ever achieve success. True success will be determined by God after we have died. We must succeed in overcoming spiritual failures. We have the power in Jesus Christ. We simply have to use it. When you fall, get right back up and don’t fall again into the same trap. Learn from your failures.
