The Best Teacher
It has been said that failure is the best teacher. It seems that we let failure hold us back from doing our best. We beat up on ourselves when we feel we have failed in some way. But we have to remember that failure is an action and not an identity. It is not who we are but an event. We gain wisdom from failure much more than from success. Failure can be a catalyst for change, and provide the building blocks of new and creative ways of doing things. Most of the great figures of scripture experienced failure, yet it did not hold them back from serving God effectively. They embraced them, confessed them to God, and were able to be used by God in mightier ways. In his day Babe Ruth not only set the record for home runs in a single season, but also led the league in strike outs. Thomas Edison failed many times to produce a light bulb, but only counted each unsuccessful attempt as one step nearer to the realization of his dream. God accepts us on the basis of grace, not on performance. God does not expect perfection, only that we do our best and use the gifts we have been given to build a better world.
gracedeacon@gwi.net
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