ABC's Of Success Over Failure
Failure is an event. . .it’s not who you are. Failure is never final if you have the God-given desire and direction to change your destiny.
In this teaching we're going to share with you very specific ABC's Of Success Over Failure.
A-Admit it when you mess up. The best way to overcome failure is to face it, learn from it and move on.
Proverbs 28:13 in The Living Bible says:
“A man who refuses to admit his mistakes can never be successful. But if he confesses and forsakes them, he gets another chance.”
B-Boldy refuse to accept failure as final regardless of how badly you may have messed up.
On May 29, 1953, Sir Edmond Hillary was the first man to climb Mount Everest. . ..29,000 feet straight up. He was knighted for his efforts.
People remember his triumph but few people know that he failed in his first attempt a year earlier.
Later he was asked to speak to an audience that recognized his first attempt at greatness. But Edmund Hillary saw himself as a failure.
He walked to the edge of the platform, made a fist and pointed at a picture of Mount Everest. Then he said in a loud voice:
Harold Herring