Friday August 8, 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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