We watched a football game late last night that ended in a disastrous manner. The kicker of the favored team missed a short field goal to win the game and then missed another in overtime. The end result was that his team lost. While I was cheering for the opposing team, I felt incredible sympathy for the young man. It is tough to fail. It is really tough to fail on national television.
We all fail. The issue in life is not whether we will fail or not, rather the issue is how we will respond to failure. Our lives are shaped by how we respond to our failures. Remember Judas, he failed Jesus in his betrayal. Judas' response was to commit suicide. Peter failed Jesus at the same time by denying him three times. Peter's response was being open to Jesus and he ultimately became a great leader in the early church. How about you? How do you respond to your failure?
Read the story in John 21:15-23. The story is of Peter's first encounter with Jesus after denying him three times. Reflect on how Jesus would respond to you regarding your failures.
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Based on this scripture, I guess Jesus would respond by asking a question (or telling a story) such as "What are you learning from your failure?" - That should be the question I ask myself.
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