Dealing With Failure

Regardless of our age, IQ, or social status failure is common to all. Since none of us are exempt how do we deal with it? If we look at the scripture we find that some try to hide it like Adam and Eve. Others deny it like Cain, while some fear it like the ten spies who returned from Canaan. Even more so some try to ignore it like Saul. But most of us are like David, we hate it. We do everything but accept it. We tend to look at failure as the ultimate defeat. But really is it all that bad? Sometimes failure is a necessary step to success. John Maxwell states, "we look at failure in a positive sense when we realize the right to fail is as important as the right to succeed." So what do you do when you experience failure? First accept it as being common to all. Second, realize it's not final. "To accept failure as final is to be finally a failure." Thirdly, when you fail let it propel you forward. In other words "fail forward." By doing this we learn from our past but also fail with our faces looking forward so we can anticipate the future. Failure cannot keep us from our destiny. If handled correctly it only gives us a greater appreciation for the journey.