THURSDAY JUNE 5
“A
sensible man watches for problems ahead and prepares to meet them.” Pr 27:12
TLB
PREPARE FOR CHALLENGES
The path to your God-given destiny will have
different challenges, so you must expect them. Indeed you must prepare yourself to face them. Solomon
wrote, “A sensible man watches for problems ahead and prepares to meet them.”
Wouldn’t you rather look ahead and prepare, instead of looking back with
regret? Why does the Bible record the failures of great men like Abraham,
Moses, Elijah, and Peter? To give you hope; to let you know that nopbody
performs flawlessly; to help you believe if they
can do it, bu God’s grace you can
too. The road to success has many potholes. You’ll fall into some—and they’re
messy. Not only will you have to climb back out, you’ll have to dust yourself
off, refocus, recommit, and keep going. Since failure is inevitable, why not
make it your friend by examining each experience and growing stronger through
it? Once you learn to do that, you won’t keep repeating the same mistakes, and
you’ll become more emotionally and spiritually stable. Timelines change,
resources dry up, assumptions prove false, plans and people fail. As comedian
Bill Cosby quipped, “Nothing fits in a pigeonhole but a pigeon.” As you walk
the pathway to your God-given dream, remember the old Italian proverb: “Between
saying and going, many a pair of shoes is worn out.” No problem; you can get
another pair of shoes! Just make sure you
don’t wear out and give up. Here’s God’s promise to you: “Keep traveling
steadily along his pathway and in due season he will honor you with every
blessing” (Ps 37:34 TLB).
Taken
from the Word for You Today Devotional
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