"Congratulations, you failed!" - Meet the Robinsons
Something occurred to me today.
Perhaps I should say, something finally clicked for me today, since it is a principle that I have heard repeated in many ways throughout my life. It's so basic that it's almost silly that it's taken me this long to really assimilate and internalize it. Here it is in a nutshell:
One who has never failed at anything, has never done anything.
There is only one being who has ever lived on this earth to whom this does not apply. As for the rest of us, the fear of failure (rejection, disappointment, not measuring up, etc) often paralyzes us to the point where we do nothing, and then, in essence, all that we have done is failed.
Mistakes are natural, they offer us experience, they lead to improvement and success. We need not fear them. They cannot diminish our worth. And the most beautiful thing of all is that the one being who never made a mistake - the Savior, Jesus Christ - has made it possible for us to ultimately recover from all of our mistakes. That alone should give us the confidence to face our challenges and choices without fear.
"Keep moving forward!" - Meet the Robinsons
3 comments:
First of all, thanks so much for the link to Raspberries. I will be buying it shortly. :)
Secondly, thanks for this post. I was watching the Saturday afternoon session of conference with Jeremy (since we still haven't seen the whole thing), and there was a talk about faith versus fear. I know we hear that all the time, but it's pretty amazing when we have our own illuminating moments that show how true these things are. Fear of failure is probably the biggest stumbling blocks in our progression forward, so thanks for reminding me to move forward with faith.
Love ya!
AMEN!
Here here! I fail several times a day, and look at how great I am ;) Keep blogging, I love to read it.
Syd
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