The Alpha of Overcoming Faliure

UV 2139/10000 The Alpha of Overcoming Failure
Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall
2 Peter 1 v 10
Man encountered failure first when he disobeyed or rebelled against God. The image of God in man was distorted. We suffer failure in health, business failure, failure in relationships, failure in decision making, failure in communication, failure in realizing our dreams and goals, failures of leadership and management, failure of envisioning , failure in meeting targets, personal and professional and so on. But God 's plan for mankind was not to harm him but to bless him, multiply him, crown him with success and joy. He therefore paid the price of our collective and individual failure through His Son Jesus. Once we know that Jesus is absolutely wonderful, wise, powerful, loving and peaceful, our response should be devotion, dedication, discipline, diligence and determination. If our right hand ‘s five fingers symbolise the five qualities of Jesus, our left hand should symbolise the five qualities of devotion, dedication, discipline, diligence and determination. Devotion implies our whole hearted obedience of the two commands given by Jesus that sum up in a positive way the Ten Commandments given through Moses, namely to love God passionately and to love man compassionately.
Our devotion should lead us to the next D- dedication. Whatever work we do, however humble or great, we should do it for the Lord. The Lord God is not excluded from any part of our lives and no part of our lives is excluded from His involvement as Friend, Partner, Master, Parent, Guide, Leader, Ruler. Dedication naturally implies that we discipline ourselves, our use of time, our habits and lifestyle, our organs like the brain and the tongue, our emotions so that we are not overpowered by anger or bitterness or hatred. The Word clearly states that the next D – the diligent study to uncover the principle of righteous living embedded in the Word is the key to succeeding and not failing. Diligent or careful study should be followed by diligent practice or application of these life-giving and enhancing principles and insights of scripture. We should diligently seek the purpose of our lives, the general as well as our specific purpose, the calling or the vocation or the work that He has called us to do for Him in our lifetime on Earth.
Determination is the practical fifth dimension of our response to the five qualities of Jesus. It is written that Jesus set His face like flint towards the cross. He was determined ot fulfil His mission in life- to offer Himself as a sacrifice so that all mankind will find salvation in Him. Likewise, we should set or determine goals for ourselves at each stage of our lives, that we pursue with total determination. If we live life on these five dimensions, we will never fail. We will have overcome hamartia or the Greek word for shortcoming or failure. We will migrate in our spirits to the economy of God of abundance or hyperbole. Even if we suffer apparent failures, the Lord will turn it to our good.