Defeating Failure

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MATTHEW 2514-30 Paperback pg. 983 Hardback
pg. 689
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Everybody experiences failure
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How do we defeat the fear of failure?
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1. Focus on faithfulness.
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1. FOCUS ON FAITHFULNESS.
V 23-The master said, Well done, my good and
faithful servant.
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Stare failure in the face and take some risks.
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Signs of FAILURE PHOBIA?
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SIGNS OF FAILURE PHOBIA?
Paralysis purposelessness
V 18-But the servant who received the one bag of
gold dug a hole in the ground and hid the
masters money for safekeeping.
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SIGNS OF FAILURE PHOBIA?
Then the servant with the one bag of gold came
and said, Sir, I know you are a hard man,
harvesting crops you didnt plant and gathering
crops you didnt cultivate. I was afraid I would
lose your money, so I hid it in the earth and
here it is. v 24-25
Excuses
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2. DO YOUR BEST WITH WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN.
He gave five bags of gold to one, two bags of
gold to another, and one bag of gold to the
last--dividing it in proportion to their
abilities. v 15
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Doing our best takes the pressure off that comes
when we focus on comparing ourselves to others.
Galatians 64, Let everyone do his very best,
for then he will have the personal satisfaction
of work done well, and wont need to compare
himself with someone else. (LB)
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3. Redefine failure.
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3. REDEFINE FAILURE.
Failure IS NOT setting a goal and missing
it. Failure IS, not having a goal and making no
effort to accomplish something with your life.
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Failure IS NOT falling down. Failure IS, falling
down and refusing to get back up.
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We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we
are not crushed and broken. We are perplexed, but
we dont give up and quit. We are hunted down,
but God never abandons us. We get knocked down,
but we get up again and keep going. 2
Corinthians 48-9 (NLT)
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Failure is rooted in the false belief that we
must meet certain arbitrary standards to feel
good about ourselves and have worth. The Search
for Significance
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Therefore, since we have been justified (made
right) through faith, we have peace with God
through our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 51
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When we put our faith and trust in Christ as
Savior, we trade our failures for His perfection
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Some additional points about fear of failure...
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SOME ADDITIONAL POINTS ABOUT FEAR OF FAILURE...
Failure is not final.
Proverbs 2416, For even though a righteous man
falls seven times, he rises again.
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Failure is only final if we refuse to try again.
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Failing does not make us a failure.
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Failing does not make us a failure.
Failure is an event, never a person.
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Learn to fail FORWARD.
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GOD CAN USE OUR FAILURES FOR OUR BENEFIT. HOW?
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GOD CAN USE OUR FAILURES FOR OUR BENEFIT. HOW?
God can use failure to teach us.
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GOD CAN USE OUR FAILURES FOR OUR BENEFIT. HOW?
God can use failure to teach us. God teaches us
about ourselves.
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He also teaches us about our need for Him.
Proverbs 2813, A man who refuses to admit his
mistakes will never be successful.
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God can use failure to change us.
Proverbs 2030, Sometimes it takes a painful
situation to make us change our ways.
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