Failing Forward




I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. (Philippians 4:13, NIV)

What do you perceive as failure?

Is it in grades of tests or exams? Is it in failing to deliver on the job? Or in disappointing people; not meeting up to expectations?

In life you have to define your standards, principles and values. Your definition of life affects your mindset which in turn affects the way you live.

In everything you do you need to have a positive mindset. When you succeed at a task, you’ll get rewarded but how about when you don’t?

There is a major difference between experiencing a failure and being a failure. ‘You’re the same person after your loss as you were before your loss. It’s the strength of your character that enables us to get up and keep moving forward when we’ve failed’. (Rob Hearns, Author of Winning Smart after Losing Big)

Hardships and failure teach you to ask for strength from God. It unveils the inner man and builds him up. 
This is when you’ll truly have to stand the test of time. It’s an opportunity to grow stronger, move forward and be better.


Don’t fail and backslide. However, as funny as it may seem, when you fail, fail forward into the everlasting and loving arms of God

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