Don't Be Afraid To Fail

Let's face it...none of us can be successful all of the time. We are going to face road blocks and we are going to make mistakes. Things don't always go the way we plan. We want them to. Sometimes we decide to give up and sometimes we blame God. That is when we need to trust Him..sometimes he is trying to teach us something and somtimes he is trying to shape us and mold us into the person that he wants us to be. And maybe God is testing us to see how badly we want something. The most fulfilling things in life are the things that you have to work for...because if it was easy everyone would do it. My Mom always told me growing up that "everything happens for a reason"...and I truly believe that...and I trust that God knows what is best for me...even when I think I know what is best. Thankfully...God places people in our life that love us and care about us and encourage us when things get tough. It may be your family, or friends, or a teacher or coach.

If you stay close to God in prayer and you are willing to not give up or give in...you can accomplish anything you set your mind to. There will always be those people in life that want to point out your mistakes, that aren't willing to risk anything themslves but seem to be there each time that you fall. You don't have to give those people any authority in your life. But then...there are those people that care for you and are trying to challenge you to make you better. They are honest with you...but you know they love you. Surround yourself with those people and don't ever give up. Failing isn't something to be afraid of, because if we never take a risk we will never accomplish anything great. I think the biggest regrets at the end of our life will be the risks that we didn't take...not the ones that we did and failed.

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.”

President Theodore Roosevelt