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Mistakes are no accident
by Wilbur Brown Mistakes are a part of life. Life is void of perfection. If we are too effectively, successfully accomplish goals in life than we have to consider the reality of "error." Everybody on the face of this earth "fumbles the ball" at some point or another during the game. It's not so much foolish to view life this way, but rather the opposite when we don't. When we go through life's journey with an egotistical, high-minded, arrogant, proud imagery of ourselves we cloud our better judgment i.e. (human frailty) that each one of us have been in the sense of God's mind "blessed" i.e. possessed with since by allowing this acceptance to permeate our being and embrace this reality it positions us for something that we each lack; a strength, ability, power, beyond mankind's capacity to withhold. So therefore we fall down at times in life but we get up. There is a saying that says: "True success is learning from your failures." When we look at life from that perspective we realize we haven't failed at all we just learned some things new. We can say after an "unsuccessful attempt "I learned how not to do it. Nevertheless I still learned i.e. Success. (1) What we can't do. (2) What we can do. (3) What we will do (4) what we won't do again. It was the Apostle Paul who said in (1 Cor. 1:27-28) 27"But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; 28 and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, (NKJV). When we begin to analyze our situation from this direction we won't be so in a hurry to reach an "ultimate" conclusion. But perhaps we will realize that life in itself is one great big adventure filled with excitement, bewilderment, perplexities, grievances, dangers seen and unseen. But when each day surmises and if by chance we are graced to walk in another day than we should carpe diem i.e. "seize the day!" If we desire to be rich in knowledge, wisdom, insight, understanding than we must be willing to take risks in life. Rich people are risk takers. As we go through this life learning, discovering new ways of doing old things we will reach our desired outcome. A man once said: We should never go after a career to be rich. He said that Michael Jordan mastered one thing; basketball and the marketplace came looking for him. It is with this reminder that I go forth in life and I am also cognizant of some of Michael Jordan's beginnings. "Who despises the day of small beginnings." (Zechariah 4:10) Michael Jordan was cut from the team in high school in North Carolina, but didn't give up. Instead of defeat he used his experience to focus his future. And so we have amongst other great and not so exciting feats we have in short my version of "Air Jordan." It is through the "failed attempts" of some venture that we attain a greater deal of "wealth." The student must learn from the Master before the student becomes a Master. That is of himself i.e. destiny. Once he/she garner the reality of true discipline than he/she can become a Master in his/her discipline. "Making mistakes and occasionally appearing foolish is a price you pay for learning and improving. Don't be afraid of taking risk and being wrong, that's how the best of us master our discipline." -R.C. Wilbur D. Brown is a licensed ordained minister of KLC in Baltimore, MD. He is Evangelical Christian who's sole purpose is winning souls for Christ. He's been married for eight years. He and his wife live in Maryland. They lovingly share three biological children and one older son. Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com |