How to Deal with Failure

You are not always guaranteed a win

This applies to all aspects of the Christian faith

Just because you are a Christian does not mean that everything has to go well for you. You are not perfect, and neither is the world, so you will consistently mess up and experience the effects of sin for as long as you live.

In the midst of a loss, despite how horrible it may feel, you have to move on.

Keep moving forward, even when you lose

Instead of letting failure debilitate you so that you can’t do anything, acknowledge it and have the courage to move on.

The best example of this is Christ.

In the face of this failure, He was able to empower the disciples to better communicate the Gospel because they could know that even Jesus’ message doesn’t always hit.

Jesus dealt with the worst form of rejection

He was rejected by the world

Matt. 21:42 and Psalms 118:22 call Jesus the rejected one.

He was hated by the very people He came to save, and even then, He loved them. He never stopped working towards the goal of the cross.

Even the cross stood for a symbol of His rejection

Conc.

Never stop trying. Whether it’s your own walk with Christ or getting your friends to come to Jesus, never give up, just like Jesus never gave up on you.