THE MORNING AFTER WE FAIL
Failure is something we all have to deal with as human beings and even as followers of Jesus Christ. The question we must ask ourselves is this...how well do we handle the morning after our failure?
Do we beat ourselves? We seem to be good at that. Do we hide ourselves from others because of guilt and shame? Or, do we face failure with the clarity of God's Word and move ahead?
I am convinced that Satan scoffs at our failures. He seeks to kill our God-given relationship that Jesus won for us at the cross. He seeks to steal our joy and our peace that reduce us to being weak and discouraged. And, he seeks to destroy our confidence in being men and women of God who fail but who also are forgiven.
Micah 7:7-9 show a powerful remedy to deal with the guilt, shame and sin associated with failure. As the enemy mocks us we declare the power and majesty of the God who redeemed us. The morning after failure can be filled with victory IF we put God's Word into practice.
I will wait for the God of my salvation;
my God will hear me.
8 Rejoice not over me, O my enemy;
when I fall, I shall rise;
when I sit in darkness,
the LORD will be a light to me.
9 I will bear the indignation of the LORD
because I have sinned against him,
until he pleads my cause
and executes judgment for me.
He will bring me out to the light;
I shall look upon his vindication.
