Thus the Lord gave to Israel all the land that he swore to give to their fathers. And they took possession of it, and they settled there. And the Lord gave them rest on every side just as he had sworn to their fathers. Not one of all their enemies had withstood them, for the Lord had given all their enemies into their hands. Not one word of all the good promises that the Lord had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass. (Joshua 21:43-45 ESV)
Failure is something that we as humans understand, probably a little more than each of us would like to admit. The crazy part is that we struggle daily to choose to either listen to ourselves and follow that path or we seek out and follow the path that God has for us. The 2 scripture passages above are proof positive that God does not fail...He does what He says he will do. So why is it that we continue to trust ourselves over the infallible God of the universe? That answer will likely vary for each person, however, the root cause of the issue is likely that we are holding on to something that we don't want to let go of. God is faithful, time, after time, after time, all through out scripture. He does not fail. Whatever we are holding onto, whatever the reason, it needs to be let go, surrendered to God. God IS in control, and He wants to be the hero in our story, He wants us to depend on Him, rely on Him, need Him, love Him. Read through the end of Deuteronomy and the book of Joshua and see just how awesome it was when the people relied on The Lord. God will NEVER fail you! It may feel like what you are going through could never be good, but God can and does use all things for good. Whatever it is we are holding back, holding onto, it's time to let it go and instead hold onto Him who Never fails!
A special note for those currently struggling with failure:
There are many people who carry a tremendous burden around of their past failures. Many people who struggle to move past it. Failure is not a final outcome, it is an event that happened along the way. Sometime today, walk over to a mirror and take a good hard stare. While you are looking in the mirror, I want you to tell yourself that God loves you, failures and all. Say it over and over until you believe it. Then let go of all that you've been hanging on to and refusing to give up. Give control of everything to Him...He will never fail you. It doesn't mean we get what we want, it doesn't mean life will be all sunshine and rainbows, it means we get what He wants (He knows what is best for us) for our lives and eventually, what He wants and what we want become the same thing. God never fails!
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