Wednesday August 13, 2014
'A
sensible man watches for problems ahead and prepares to meet them.' Proverbs
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
nobody performs flawlessly; to help you believe if they can do it, by 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 doing, 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 travelling steadily along His pathway and in
due season He will honor you with every blessing.' (Psalm 37:34 TLB)
Taken
from the Word for You Today devotional
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