OVERCOMING FEAR OF FAILURE - EPISODE 3

Overcoming fear of failure - Deal with it

There is a moment when failure shows up – when you realize it's at YOUR front door, in your life. In spite of everything you thought, planned and purposed – here it is… It’s devastating and brings fear with it.

I remember the first time I experienced failure. I thought “my life is over. I will be forever branded as a failure and there is just no hope.”

If you are breathing, you have experienced this as some point. It has taken me a good 20 years to realize that everyone will experience failure – it’s part of life.

However, the message from my parents, my educators, and even my Sunday school teacher was that my life has been setup to succeed. That was the point of life after all, right?

Failure was not an option – that would result in disappointing my parents and more importantly God.

I struggled to deal with that first failure – I...

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OVERCOMING FEAR OF FAILURE - EPISODE 1 

"I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.” - Apostle Paul (Philippians 4:11)

Paul was clearly a confident believer and nothing could sway him.

But what happens when you’re visited by doubts…and fears…and anxiety…and failures...? What then?

I mean, we fought them off so many times. We had the counseling, got the help, practiced mindfulness, prayed a ton… But back in they creep. How do we deal with these unwelcome visitors then?

Simple...We begin again.

We refuse to be discouraged or give up.

Jesus never gave up on you when you were living in sin apart from God. When you were a dead man/woman walking the earth with no future.

No one gave up on you when you were learning to walk. “What a loser! He can’t put one foot in front of the other. Forget it. He’s bound to the stroller.” Nope. They kept helping you up…over and...