Failure or Success?

Have you ever felt like you just can’t get it right?  Despite your best efforts, you fail.  Maybe at times you feel like a failure as a parent, provider, spouse or friend.  Maybe you feel like you can’t seem to get victory over that old habit that keeps pulling you back in.


The enemy of your soul would love nothing more than to keep you in the place of feeling like a failure.  But I’ve got good news for those of you who are born again:  the Lord is pleased with you!  “How can that be?”, you think.  The truth is this: you are a new creation in Christ (2 Cor 5:17).  God sees you as you are in your spirit, which is the part of you that has been made new.  God sees you as he sees Jesus, spotless and blameless! In fact, you have been made the righteousness of God in Christ (2  Cor 5:21).  


If you stumble or fail in some way, don’t look at how sad and sorry you are.  Rather, look up and see how awesome, wonderful and perfect Jesus is!  Because as He is, so are we in this world (1 John 4:17).


Colossians chapter three teaches us to put off the old man and put on the new man.  When we choose to obey and put on the new man the grace of God enables us to walk out that choice.  Col 3:10 says that our new man is renewed in knowledge after the image of our creator.  I firmly believe we become what we behold.  As we behold Jesus (his word, work and person) our new man is renewed into the image of Jesus.  Then our focus isn’t on ourself (our perceived failures or successes).  It’s on Jesus, and he never fails!


So take heart and take courage.  Say “no” to failure and discouragement.  It’s just a distraction from the enemy.  Keep your focus on Jesus and you’re a winner every time.


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