Fail-proof

Have you ever enjoyed the “fail” videos on YouTube? They are hilarious and painful to watch. While I watch them, I cringe and laugh with great abandon. But to tell you the truth, I feel badly for those poor souls. Their pride, egos, and confidence are often shattered by their failures. Let’s face the truth—none of us love to fail.

Do you enjoy failing? That’s kind of a dumb question, isn’t it? The Bible has a promise of trust for all of us: “I have set the Lord always before me; Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved.” (Psalms 16:8, NKJV) 

David proclaims he will always trust in the Lord because He is at his right hand. Wow! That sounds like great confidence comes from trusting in the Lord.

friend, do you have confidence because you trust the Lord? 

Paul once said, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” (Philippians 4:13, NKJV) 

So let’s recap for a moment: David will not be upended, and Paul can do all things. Wow! We need some more of that level of confidence from God.

I played hockey, football, baseball, and volleyball growing up. I also ran track and field. I really enjoyed sports, but I hated being upended. In hockey, it’s generally called tripping. It’s a penalty. In football, it’s called interference, and it’s also a penalty. In life, it’s called lying, cheating, theft, backstabbing, embezzlement, or fraud. 

I’ve often said life is a contact sport. There are so many circumstances that can upend us. This COVID-19 upended many of us. Recently, the Lord has been speaking these words to my mind a lot: “It’s not what happens to you...it’s what happens inside you.”

friend, you might have been upended in these past eight months, but I encourage you to “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;” (Proverbs 3:5, NIV). 

God will make a way where there is no way because you are a miracle.