Learning From Failures

The wise born again believer uses their failures to learn great lessons and go on to improve in holiness.

Those who cannot see their failures or admit their sins to confess them cannot grow in holiness. These people will only attempt to appear righteous to onlookers.

Those who love Christ and desire authentic holiness will readily admit their failures and have no need to convince others of how good they think they are in their own minds.

A shallow and stunted mind is one that focuses only on their strengths or what they believe are their strengths whether or not its true.

The wise person sees their own flaws first to be able to seek a solution.

1 Peter 2:1-10 "2 Therefore, putting aside all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander,
2 like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation,
3 if you have tasted the kindness of the Lord.
As Living Stones
4 And coming to Him as to a living stone which has been rejected by men, but is choice and precious in the sight of God, 5 you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
6 For this is contained in Scripture:
“Behold, I lay in Zion a choice stone, a precious corner stone,
And he who believes in Him will not be disappointed.”
7 This precious value, then, is for you who believe; but for those who disbelieve,

“The stone which the builders rejected,
This became the very corner stone,”

8 and,

“A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense”;

for they stumble because they are disobedient to the word, and to this doom they were also appointed.

9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; 10 for you once were not a people, but now you are the people of God; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy."

Hallelujah!!!!