Failure and Faith

Exodus 3:11- But Moses said to God, "Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?"

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When it comes to heroes revered by three world religions, no individual shines brighter than Moses. The deliverer of the Hebrews from Egypt is mentioned more times in the New Testament than any other Old Testament figure, and is the most prominent prophetic figure in the Muslim Koran. What is it about Moses that makes him a hero to so many?

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The juxtaposition of failure and faith is probably at the heart of Moses' mystique. We can identify with Moses' failure as a young man guilty of manslaughter. And we can also identify with his fears and doubts when God called him to be the deliverer of his Jewish countrymen. But beyond identifying with Moses' humanity, we revere his faith- he was brave, faithful, outspoken, compassionate, and loyal. And he kept his eye on the eternal prize. Moses was all we know we are and all we know we want to be. He was a failure, but he was also faithful. And God honored his faithfulness instead of rejecting him for his failure. If you have failed, don't give up. God used Moses, and He wants to use you.

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The worst failure is failing to act on (have faith in) that which you know to be true.

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You don't drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there.

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(That was sent to me by a couple that I love in my home church of Morton, they have always shone me love. And I love them for that.)

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1 Corinthians 4:10- We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.

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Luke 6:22- Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.

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Mark 8:35- For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.

Matthew 16:25, Luke 9:24

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Mark 13:13- And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

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1 Peter 2:13-17- Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well. For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God. Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.

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So I ask myself sometimes, "Why me?" ...(Don't we all at times?)

But once we truly realize in our hearts that, "we're dead already," then we can "really live!" Free.

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A tough lesson I've learned is that when I'm having a "pity party" and feeling sorry for myself- God only sees SELFISHNESS!!

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I just encourage you all to step back and refocus on the "big picture" of eternity, and then glory in your tribulations.

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Romans 5:3-5- And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

2 Corinthians 12:10, James 1:2-4

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But Satan won't back off just because you refocus on the "big picture," ...but it will give you the strength to fight on.