ARE YOU AFRAID OF FAILING ?
In the course of human life, is not always smooth, sometimes there is a period where not correspond with what we expect. As Ecclesiastes says that everything that happens in life there is limits and the future where humans can not fathom. Often there is a period where we have failed in our lives both at work, finances, family, education, relationships, etc., which makes us experience the lowest point. And ironically the failure to bring us to experience fear of failure constantly. To find out if we’re afraid of failure? There are several points we need to consider:
- Do you ever worry about what other people think about you?
- Do you ever worry about your ability to go after a dream or a desire that’s your heart?
- Do you worry that people will lose interest in you?
- Do you ever worry that people won’t think you’re smart or competent and I’ve got a hide I don’t want people to know?
- Do you ever worry about other people who will be disappointed in you, when you can not reach the target or project or expectations they put it in your life?
- Do you ever get distracted or often distracted by things that prevent you from completing your preparation which was not as urgent as they seemed at the time you get distracted?
- Do you tend to procrastinate and run out of time when you have to prepare for something the fear of failure is behind most procrastination?
There are many failures in my life but at that time I was edified and get to the truth: “Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert ‘’ — Isaiah. 43:19
But it’s not easy, walking time often I wanted to give up on, frustration, powerlessness, not accepted, loneliness, no one understands increasingly haunts me every time. At that moment, I felt that the Lord was failed when He was giving instructions to move, but He brings on failure. Maybe you’re in a position like mine can not see the goodness of God because of the failure and the fear of failure that exist in your life. Until the end of the Lord took me on a new season, where the Lord wants to make me see how the new view that there are His love and His help in every process of my life to bring me out of a fear of failure. How do we get out of the fear of failure?
We need to remember that our life is a journey towards perfection, certainly in every journey is not always go according to what we want, and everyone has experienced a failure in many aspects, this shows that no human being is perfect.
“We all stumble in many ways.” (James 3: 2a)
“There is no one who always does what earth is right all the time and never makes a mistake”. (Ecclesiastes 7: 20)
We need to define the meaning of a failure in our lives, some people told me that failure is part of the process of life, sometimes there are parts that we want to achieve but not according to our expectations. But whether these failures destroy our lives? CERTAINLY NOT.
We should remember the failure is not the end of everything unless you stop to surrender. A fact that we need to know that the fear of failure is the worst part of our lives than the failure itself, because of the failure of just one moment or one time events in our lives, but fear of failure continues to haunt all our lives. Only those who dare to make decisions and choices to not give up and overcome the fear of failure will succeed.
“For even though a righteous man falls seven times, he rises again.” (Proverbs, 24:16)
“We must never get tired of doing good because if we do not give up in the struggle we will get our harvest at the proper time. “(Galatians 6: 9)
Even if one side shows the failure of uncomfortable situations and bad but this is to be part of success if we have the humility and willingness to learn from the failures. In the Bible of Corinthians says:
“These are warnings thing written down so that we do not repeat Reviews their mistakes. They Came before us but we are just as capable of messing it up as they were.“ (1 Corinthians 10:11)
Failure to provide many benefits in our lives, to teach, provide the experience, to build and hone our abilities. And through this failure we can learn humility, seeing grace in worse situations and we can have an attitude of being able to accept other people as a whole without judgment when others in difficult situations accept the existence of himself as a failure and you can show God’s love to others can see the same grace in their lives.
We need to remember that everything that happens in our lives God’s in control, nothing is hidden and the Lord promised that everything that happens in our lives for good.
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of Reviews those who love Him, who have been called According to His purpose.” (Romans 8:28)
God is still working in your failures, when you are interested in what you do, God made you interested in the future, and when you are interested in attitude and behavior, God interested in your character. Of course, God works in that you can not see in the physical eyes. Therefore, we must not focus on the situation and circumstances or failure that has occurred and stop to compare yourself to other people, including any existing achievement.
We have the capacity and the different processes with other people when we focus on other people and trying to compare yourself with others, indirectly we’re not trusting God, that God put a specific potential and purpose to your life. If you maintain that attitude will be very hard you can see the goodness and love of God are abundant in your life.
Stop focusing on yourself and self — pity, start focusing on God’s love in your life and others because the opposite of fear is not courage but love. God never gives us fear, in a perfect God’s love has no fear.
“Wherever God’s love is, there is no fear, Because God’s perfect love drives out all fear.” (1 John.4: 18)
“For the Spirit, God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love, and self-discipline. “ (2 Timothy 1: 7)
For the Father loves you through His way and His love more than enough to help you deal with the situation and the existing circumstances, including your fear. So how to replace fear with love? The best opportunity in this condition, start spending time to show them God’s love to other people through your life, to take care, build, put a value and accompany the life of others, when we focus on these things, we do not focus on ourselves and in the same time the Lord working and the Holy Spirit helps us that we do not lose hope and faith in God.
“I have the strength to face all conditions by the power that Christ gives me.” (Philippians.4: 13)
Because faith is a decision and actions carried out continuously, for we can keep pace and see what the Lord is doing in our lives.
“Fear not, for I am with you! Be not dismayed, for I am your God! I will strengthen you, and I will help you, and I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. “(Isaiah 41: 10)
God has not finished with you, whatever you do, do it in faith and do it with love even though it’s not easy. But that is where the power of God working to get you out of fear of failure and give victory and miracles.
