One of my favorite songwriters of our time, Mrs. Gloria Gaither once mentioned in a performance, "I've come to believe that all that God puts in our lives, good and bad, joy and pain, successes and failures, sometimes horrible failures, He puts there to crowd us closer to Him."
As I think upon that statement, I think about the grace and love of my forgiving God; He uses my failures to draw me closer to Him. He uses my failures to teach me wisdom. He uses my failures to reveal to me how much I need Him. He uses my failures to show me how much He loves me.
The Bible tells us that Jesus came to heal those who were sick. "Those who are healthy don't need a physician," Jesus said, "but those who are sick do." God allows us to fail him, get off course, and sometimes "take the long road home" so that we will realize how much we need Him.
It may not be very comfortable at the moment to realize how much of a failure you really are without God, it may be humbling; but our God promises to "never leave or forsake us" and promises "plans to prosper you; to give you hope and a future." So when you fall, don't worry, God's going to pick you up and bring you even closer to Him.
As I think upon that statement, I think about the grace and love of my forgiving God; He uses my failures to draw me closer to Him. He uses my failures to teach me wisdom. He uses my failures to reveal to me how much I need Him. He uses my failures to show me how much He loves me.
The Bible tells us that Jesus came to heal those who were sick. "Those who are healthy don't need a physician," Jesus said, "but those who are sick do." God allows us to fail him, get off course, and sometimes "take the long road home" so that we will realize how much we need Him.
It may not be very comfortable at the moment to realize how much of a failure you really are without God, it may be humbling; but our God promises to "never leave or forsake us" and promises "plans to prosper you; to give you hope and a future." So when you fall, don't worry, God's going to pick you up and bring you even closer to Him.
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