Have you failed?
Reading: Matthew 25:14-30
“My grace is sufficient for you,
for My strength is made perfect in weakness” (2 Cor 12:9)
Has your failure driven you to conclude that life is over for you? God looks at it differently. The world may conclude that you are useless, not God. Who decided that 40% is success and 39% is failure? That’s the standard according to man. God’s measures are different.
A master gave one of his servants five talents, to another two, to another one and took up a long journey. When he came back and settled accounts, he found that the five-talented man had earned another five and the two-talented another two. But since the one-talented man had buried his and failed to earn another one, he was dumped as a useless fellow and punished severely. Those who earned five and two were rewarded equally. If the one talented had brought in just one more he would have received the same. But he failed.
If the five-talented man had earned only four he was not good. Many five-talent students who can easily bag 90% are happy with 70%. The world praises them. The one talent weak student who can get only 25% works hard and gets 30% yet gets dumped as a good-for-nothing. But when the Lord comes, he will be acclaimed, “Good and faithful servant.”
For God, neither your pass nor your failure means anything. He sees if you have put forth your best efforts. If you have worked heart and soul, then don’t worry. Don’t let your teacher, friends or parents put down your spirit. Where you succeed and experience joy there you concentrate and nurture your talents.
Life is ups and downs, winter and summer. What is important is to face life courageously whatever may come. Double your efforts. Not only your academicity, develop your other talents as well. As much as success helps you, failure also molds you. He has given you talents, “according to your own ability” (Mt 25:15). You will receive the same reward as the multi-talented one. Our Lord loves you very much. The world has double standards. It loves the one who has plenty of talents and gives step-motherly treatment to the one-talented. But for God all are equal yet He demands you work hard according to the ability He has given you.
Rejoice, you are not a failure!
Dr. Lilian Stanley
13 Church Colony
Vellore 632006, India
+91 9843511943
lilianstanley@gmail.com
Blessing Youth Mission
13 Church Colony
Vellore 632006, India
+91-416-2242943, +91-416-2248943
hq@bymonline.org
www.bymonline.org
Click here for more options
To buy books written by Dr. Lilian Stanley, kindly reach to us in the follwing address
Blessing Literature Centre
21/11 West Coovam River Road,
Chintadripet,
Chennai 600 002, India.
+91-44-28450411, 8806270699
blc@bymonline.org
Have you failed?
Reading: Matthew 25:14-30
“My grace is sufficient for you,
for My strength is made perfect in weakness” (2 Cor 12:9)
Has your failure driven you to conclude that life is over for you? God looks at it differently. The world may conclude that you are useless, not God. Who decided that 40% is success and 39% is failure? That’s the standard according to man. God’s measures are different.
A master gave one of his servants five talents, to another two, to another one and took up a long journey. When he came back and settled accounts, he found that the five-talented man had earned another five and the two-talented another two. But since the one-talented man had buried his and failed to earn another one, he was dumped as a useless fellow and punished severely. Those who earned five and two were rewarded equally. If the one talented had brought in just one more he would have received the same. But he failed.
If the five-talented man had earned only four he was not good. Many five-talent students who can easily bag 90% are happy with 70%. The world praises them. The one talent weak student who can get only 25% works hard and gets 30% yet gets dumped as a good-for-nothing. But when the Lord comes, he will be acclaimed, “Good and faithful servant.”
For God, neither your pass nor your failure means anything. He sees if you have put forth your best efforts. If you have worked heart and soul, then don’t worry. Don’t let your teacher, friends or parents put down your spirit. Where you succeed and experience joy there you concentrate and nurture your talents.
Life is ups and downs, winter and summer. What is important is to face life courageously whatever may come. Double your efforts. Not only your academicity, develop your other talents as well. As much as success helps you, failure also molds you. He has given you talents, “according to your own ability” (Mt 25:15). You will receive the same reward as the multi-talented one. Our Lord loves you very much. The world has double standards. It loves the one who has plenty of talents and gives step-motherly treatment to the one-talented. But for God all are equal yet He demands you work hard according to the ability He has given you.
Rejoice, you are not a failure!
Dr. Lilian Stanley
13 Church Colony
Vellore 632006, India
+91 9843511943
lilianstanley@gmail.com
Blessing Youth Mission
13 Church Colony
Vellore 632006, India
+91-416-2242943, +91-416-2248943
hq@bymonline.org
www.bymonline.org
Click here for more options
To buy books written by Dr. Lilian Stanley, kindly reach to us in the follwing address
Blessing Literature Centre
21/11 West Coovam River Road,
Chintadripet,
Chennai 600 002, India.
+91-44-28450411, Mob:8806270699
blc@bymonline.org
