Why Do People Fail?

Lately, I have noticed so much about people who have failed at business, owning a home, their personal lives and the list goes on and on. I asked myself WHY?

There are many questions before there are answers. The failures may be big or small. Some are our own fault and some are caused by others.

When a child does not do their homework or fails to turn it in there will be failure eventually. When a man misuses someone else's funds there will be devastation for many including the man who misused the funds.

When we walk outside of God's plan for marriage and our lives there will be disappointment and failure.

I believe that we all fail at some point and in some way in our lives. I failed terribly when at 18 I became addicted to prescription drugs. The pills were meant to help me, but I misused them and many suffered because of the 7 years I spent in addiction.

Too many times I have said things to Jim, my husband, that I wish I could take back, but now they are out and redemption is the only way back.

Jim and I faithfully put a small amount into our retirement funds in hopes that there would be enough for us in our old age. This year when we received our final reports one fourth of it was gone. We had done everything we could and now it was gone.

What do we do in times like these? We remember that God is still on the throne. We learn to be thankful and grateful for what we do have, not for what is gone.

We learn to praise Jesus that He is bigger than our mistakes, others mistakes and can bring life out of a disaster.

Words cannot be taken back, but forgiveness can reign.

Money may not be able to be replaced, but God is our strength and our hope.

Failure is not the end - it can lead to many new beginnings.

Anne