FAILURE AND HOPE
One of the hardest things that I deal with in my own life is failure. There are failures that happen when woodworking. I made a crucial cut for some trim and either I cut it at the wrong angle or cut it too short. While I failed at making the right cut, that was not a huge issue because I can just take another piece of trim and cut it again, this time right. I learned from my mistake.
There were personal failures in raising my children. I did not get a do over there. I only had so many children and if I messed up, I could not take another and start over. There were times when I made promises to my children that I would do something but did not follow through. There were times when I was selfish with my time. They wanted some dad time, and I wanted some personal time. There were times when I came home from a hard day at work and did not deal with the children’s arguing appropriately. The hardest failures are the personal failures in my life. I want to do this, but I don’t do it. I don’t want to do that but end up doing it.
Jesus’ love for you and me never fails. Despite our personal failures we place our hope in One who never fails! He is the One constant in our lives.
“May your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in you.” Psalm 33:22 NIV
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