It’s human nature to struggle with the prospect of overcoming failure. That’s because, nobody likes to fail, the scars of which can last a long time. In fact, those scars often remain for the duration of one’s life. However, the actual failure itself is merely temporary. Overcoming failure provides growth, new opportunities, and is a way to live the life that God intends.
To help us gain perspective on what it means to Go from Low to Glow in our Year of Listening Up series, here’s seven great posts.
7 Posts About Overcoming Failure
Want To Be A Success? Celebrate Failure (John Maxwell): A great post from one of the finest leadership thought leaders in the world. After showing why failure IS an option, John Maxwell shares some simple advice not just for overcoming failure, but for cultivating a culture that can celebrate those same failures.
Why No Failure Is Truly Permanent (Michael Hyatt): Michael Hyatt, the world’s virtual mentor, shares a reflection on the Lewis Howes’ book, The School of Greatness: A Real-World Guide to Living Bigger, Loving Deeper, and Leaving a Legacy. He relates Howes’ story of having an athletic career derailed by injuries and how he pivoted his legacy into one of overcoming failures.
It would have been easy to think the failures were permanent. Lewis could have worn those “F’s” like a label. Instead, he found another way to be a champion.
Do You Wonder If You’ll Be Whole Again? (Kevin Bradford; Resole Your Life): Taking a page from the book of Humpty-Dumpty, Bradford shares his experiences with overcoming failure and helps us see that, “to change the trajectory of your life, you must overcome the past.”
Giving Up Is Not An Option (Phillip Allen Turner; Know Better, Do Better): “Giving up” is not what God has in mind for you. Drawing on 1 Peter 2:9, among many other scriptures, Turner shows us how fear is not how God designed us to live.
Money & Mom Guilt (Amy Robles; Think Enriched with Amy Robles): Balance is a hard thing to come by. When it’s out of whack, we begin putting too much time toward one thing to the detriment of others. Robles was having a month like that. She reflected upon her month of trying to be super productive (but was really a visit to the Distant-Mom-Zone) to share some lessons learned.
10 Scriptures For When You Feel Like A Failure (Sarah Coleman): Sarah Coleman, a wife, mother, writer, pastor, teacher and friend serves up ten passages to help us remember that, among other things, failure happens to us all, There’s no condemnation, and God’s grace is present.
God Of The Second Chances (Karla Lees, Hope in His Presence): We sometimes just want to have a do-over. We zero in on our shame and disappointment, forgetting that God has a better way: Grace.
The challenge of overcoming failure can motivate us, inspire us, and push us to improve by refining life, on purpose.
The Challenge of Overcoming Failure is a Blessing
When I started digging into the subject of overcoming failure, I quickly realized it’s one that many have tackled. In fact, I could have given 70 quality links without much effort. However, I think the vast majority boil down to the simple fact that failure can be a blessing.
Even though the actual failure may be devastating…