Why are you looking so dejected? I have never seen such despair
before.
“Is there
anything more humiliating than experiencing the result of a wrong decision, a
wrong choice? The result is in plain view, and a voice comes repeatedly which
says, “How could this happen with you, a representative of Christ?” ”
Perhaps you should say nothing more sobering instead of humiliating.
Keep your chin up soldier. The pilgrim’s journey is not yet done. Joshua you have grown old, but there is still much
land for you to take control of Jos 13:1(ERV).
“Me? I keep getting recurring thoughts of handing over, throwing
in the towel, getting someone else to complete the task.”
Oh my dear fellow-soldier! Do no such thing; remove the ashes. "The priest is to clothe himself with linen robe
and underclothes. Then he is to take the ashes of the burnt offering on the
altar that had been consumed by the fire and set them beside the altar. Then he
is to change his clothes, dressing himself with a different set of clothes, and
take the ashes to a clean place outside the camp Lev 6:10-11(ISV).
“How does this
apply to me?”
The failures may be likened to the ashes. But we are commanded to keep
the fire burning. So the ashes of failure must be removed.
“How do I do
this? Don’t spiritualise; I can’t think straight.”
First of all set them by the
side of the altar (Lev6:10). Present
the broken pieces of your experience to God. He who is Great incredibly turns
broken lives, and painful memories into testimonies. Offer your ashes to God.
By the Spirit He comes to provide for
those who grieve in Zion—to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes,
the oil of gladness instead of mourning, a mantle of praise instead of a spirit
of despair." "Then people will call them "Oaks of
Righteousness", "The Planting of the LORD", in order to display
his splendor Is 61:3(ISV).
“Ok, ok, it
makes sense... but how do I know it won’t happen again?”
Change your clothes (Lev 6:11). Were there factors that made you fail; maybe carelessness, lack of
knowledge, or perhaps pride? Change them. All of you must
clothe yourselves with humility for the sake of each other, because: "God
opposes the arrogant, but gives grace to the humble." 1Pt 5:5(ISV).
“The effort to
critically examine and find out the causes is so painful!”
If you do not know why you failed before, how can you prevent it
happening again? The inventor of the light bulb after failures commented that
he had learned how not to make the light bulb. Perhaps this has happened so
that a worse thing is prevented. Making a mistake or having a failure is no
excuse to stop serving the Lord. Make the necessary changes, learn the needful
lessons and return in the morning with fresh wood for the fire. The priest is to burn wood on it every morning Lev 6:12
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