Word of Encouragement

Chapter 6 Failure can make you stronger

Not everything in life works out exactly the way you have planned. In fact my plans so rarely work just right my kids ask why do you keep making those plans. Honestly, I have become better at making adjustments than at making the original plan, and maybe that is the point. Being able to make adjustments is a misunderstood skill. It has to be learned and can only be learned when plans start falling apart. When I was a youth pastor, I was notorious for changing the rules of a game in midstream. It drove everyone nuts but I wanted them to learn how to adjust. One time we were playing football and the rule change was, “when you score the other team gets the points.” They all just sat down. Very funny. I hope you know that God appreciates people who make adjustments and do not simply give up, sit down. If it is time for you in life to make an adjustment, I pray God lead they way.