FAILURE
looking back to the past
one hot afternoon...the school’s bell just ringing and the kids made their way out from the school
Calvin approached me with frown in his face and i tried to guess what had happened
C : “I’m failed for Chinese”
He looked at my face intently and waiting for my response
I'm sure he scared of me more than the marks itself 😂😂😂
get scolding is not fun! at all!
get scolding is not fun! at all!
me: “Well...Congratulations buddy! I’ll treat you lunch for that”
Calvin gave me the unbelievable look
He repeated his message to me slowly with a firm tones
C: “Mommy! I FAILED for Chinese!”
He didn’t take his eyes from my face
me: “Yeah i know...Let’s go for lunch at *Junction 8”
*the mall near our place
Calvin still puzzled with my response...he tried different way to tell me...he lean closer to my ear and whisper the same massage
C: “mommy...i failed Chinese”
I whispered back to him
me: “i know”
Calvin followed me to the mall
I ordered his fave food and on the top of it i bought coke
I ordered his fave food and on the top of it i bought coke
(the rule: soft drink only once a week and only on the weekend)
He looked at the food with a big question mark on his face
This is the meals for A mark! not for a failure!
me: “OK now listen...i’m sure you won’t enjoy your fave food and drink unless i’m telling you...why”
I looked at him eye to eye...
me: “Congratulations Calvin! the big deal is you failed! I’m worry if you success all the time”
C: —————
me:
#1 Failure give an opportunity
...to depend your life to God
#2 Failure teach you about your real identity
...you are nothing without God
#3 Failure helps to
...reshape your heart from proud shape to a humble shape
...to depend your life to God
#2 Failure teach you about your real identity
...you are nothing without God
#3 Failure helps to
...reshape your heart from proud shape to a humble shape
Calvin’s face change...i guess for a good reason
me: “I thank God for given you the opportunity to experience failure”
he failed Chinese after he scored 100 for math at his report book...i can see how precious is the failure after the success colored his pride
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Failure teach you a great lessonSuccess gives you a pleasant taste of life
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we need success and failure in our life!
If you are able to see failure from God’s side then you will be able to give thanks in all circumstances! rejoice always! ~ 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
because you find a greater reason to be happy
the reason you give thanks
the reason you rejoice
the reason you rejoice
no longer for success and failure...but GOD!
Peace that God gives have greater taste from the sweet taste of success and the bitter taste of failure
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Calvin finally at “rest”
He enjoys his food and drink after all
it was not my failure experiences
it was not my life experiences
it was God!!!
who shaped me and changed me
...to be able to give that "cool" response to Calvin
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I don’t know how far this message goes into him
I don’t know how long this message stays in him
I don’t know how strong this message will sustain him
I don’t know how long this message stays in him
I don’t know how strong this message will sustain him
one thing i know...
i seized the opportunity to plant the seed:
. the seed of true identity
. the seed of pure peace
i seized the opportunity to plant the seed:
. the seed of true identity
. the seed of pure peace
It is God’s part to lead his way to experience and understand God
He might experience another failure
He might fall in the face of failure
He might fail to rejoice always
He might fall in the face of failure
He might fail to rejoice always
after all...he need it! I need it!
maybe you need it too 😄😉
maybe you need it too 😄😉
obedience is NOT the way to gain success
obedience is the way to pleasing God’s heart
obedience is the way to pleasing God’s heart
nice to know you 😄👍🏼
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