June 30, 2025
Do you ever feel like a failure? Have you ever felt like you’re not good enough and maybe you ought to give up? I have!
Failure is defined as “lack of success or the omission of expected or required action”, but, individually, we tend to define failure based on our personal experience.
It’s been said that Thomas Edison failed thousands of times before he succeeded at inventing the electric light bulb. His own statement was, “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work. I am not discouraged because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward”.
If you take a look at the book of Isaiah, chapter 58, verse 11, you’ll see that God is aware of our failure problems and offers a fix.
“The Lord will guide you continually,
And satisfy your soul in drought,
And strengthen your bones;
You shall be like a watered garden,
And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.”
We only fail when we stop trying and give up!
Don’t be afraid of failure. Like Edison, face it with a positive attitude, learn from your mistakes and keep moving forward. There is always a positive end result!
Look forward to the likelihood that there will be a day when you will be able to contribute a word of wisdom about failure!