I wanted to pass my driver's license test on the first try. I mean, who wouldn't want to do that? And I knew plenty of people who had. Plenty of my friends and even my sister had passed their test and got their driver's license their first try. After all, how hard could it be? Parallel parking was sure to be the most difficult part, but I had practiced that so many times and I knew I could do it. Yet when that day came to take my first driver's license test, I was scared to death. I was so nervous I'm surprised I wasn't hyperventilating. (We all know I gotta be dramatic about everything first.) And I failed. I failed parallel parking and failed the test. I was so disappointed in myself. Yet in the disappointment there were a couple of things I learned that I hope will benefit you no matter what you're facing. It's okay to fail. Failing at something does not make you a failure. Failure is simply an opportunity to be courageous enough to try again. No matter what it is that you're trying to do, it really is okay if you fail at it the first time. For really it's only a failure if you let it keep you from trying again. Yeah, maybe you won't succeed your first try. Maybe you won't succeed your second try. Or maybe you'll try hundreds of time and "fail" every time as Thomas Edison did before finally succeeding with the light bulb. But every unsuccessful attempt at your goal is bringing you one step closer to your success. I can do anything with God on my side. "For by You I can run against a troop, by my God I can leap over a wall." (Psalm 18:29) This is one of my favorite verses. Try reading it again, but this time replacing the words "leap over a wall," with whatever situation you are facing at this moment. For me, I said, "For by my God I can succeed at my driver's license test." Maybe that's yours too or maybe it's something completely different, but allow this Scripture to become real to you. By our God we can accomplish anything. Perhaps not in the way we intended or in the time frame we intended, but in His strength we can accomplish everything He has planned for us. Sometimes you just have to do things afraid. When I went in to retake my test and try for a second time, I was even more nervous than the first time. I was so afraid of having to tell everyone that I failed again if I couldn't pass the second time. And sometimes, you just have to do things even when you're afraid. You have to face your fear, trust God, and just do the thing anyway. It's not easy and yep, it takes a lot of courage. But it's worth it in the end. I don't know what your situation may be. Maybe you're going for your driver's license test and you've already failed once. Or maybe it's something completely different, but you've been down from the disappointment of failing. Whatever your situation may be, remember this: Failing doesn't define the outcome, but your response to it can. If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again. He's on your side. 11/18/2018 05:46:20 pm
This is so beautiful, you are so inspiring in how you took something hard and turned it into something to encourage others. <3
Anna P.
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