Sometimes I’m slow to admit
mistakes.
It’s like living in denial.
I keep making those same ole mistakes over and over again.
It sets me up for failure.
By not connecting the dots,
I fail to realize that my decisions brought me into my current situation.
In the past, I’ve actually predicted my own demise.
I’ve said that things aren’t working out.
The situation looks bleak.
I’m not going to pull out of this.
In this manner, I’ve programmed my mind for failure, and then acted accordingly.
In fact, I'm just getting what I've believed that I would get as Jesus taught I would. (Mat. 8:13).
When things failed the way that I’ve predicted, I actually felt good about being right.
That’s how I’ve dealt with failure.
Mistakes should be used as one more way NOT to do a thing.
I’m been told that Thomas Edison failed over a thousand times to invent the light bulb.
With each failure, he’d say that he just found another way to NOT invent it.
While he failed over a thousand times, he made detailed records to make sure that he never repeated the same mistake twice.
He was honest about his mistakes, but identified what he didn’t want to reoccur.
Because of this, he kept those failures in the past and not in his future.
Let’s liken success to taking a road trip.
If the trip should take only a few days, we should’ve figured out that we’ve missed our exit when it takes us months or even years to get there.
We need to find out what went wrong. STOP.
Make sure you know where you’re going, and how long it should take to get there.
Next, GET DIRECTIONS. Research other people who have been successful in your problem area before you.
Finally, USE YOUR MAP. Get into God’s Word, and focus on scriptures that reveal how to escape your problem.
Don’t spend your time studying unrelated topics.
Get on the road to success.
