Myths women believe
Reading: Mark 16:1-11
“Shake off your dust; rise up” (Isa 52:2)
5. I am a failure.
No, you are not. Don’t say that again. It is a myth you believe. Don’t believe the lie of the devil that you are a total failure and good for nothing. Rather, have a buoyant outlook on life. A lady came from a distant city just to cry over my shoulders and tell me she was a total failure. When she narrated her tale there were so many extraordinary and brilliant things I noticed she had done. When she ended her story and sniffed, I pointed out to her all her successes. The tears stopped flowing, the sniffing stopped, her face lit up. “You think I am not a failure?” she pouted. “Absolutely” was my reply. She went home a different woman.
Was Jesus a failure because He died on the cross? He became the Saviour of the whole world. Was Eve a failure because she failed? She became the mother of all living. Was David a failure because he fell in sin? His Psalm of repentance is lifting up many. Was the healer and miracle-worker Elisha a failure because he died of sickness? (2 Ki 13:14). A dead man was revived when he touched the grave of Elisha (v21). Maybe Miriam died a failure in her own eyes. But centuries later prophet Micah saw her as a leader (Mic 6:4).
You may feel like a failure standing next to a very successful person. Never compare yourself to someone. You are unique to God and you need to accomplish only what God wants you to accomplish. You don’t have to be anything other than who you are. Identify any jealousy, diffidence, cowardice or sense of inadequacy hiding in you, giving you a feeling of worthlessness and try to overcome them. All you need is determination and a stubborn resolution from deep within. “There’s always a positive in every situation. It might be hard to find, but it is there. A loss can be a gift; a chance to grow. Losing has taught me to be a better winner and a better person, who is always looking for opportunities to learn. And in life, just like in tennis, that’s how you go forward,” said Olympic Tennis Champ Serena Williams. Failure is not the end of the world.
We are obsessed with our negative — our failure — Instead we need to concentrate on our strengths and develop where we shine. There is nothing more self-destructive than self-put-down. You are the master of your own destiny. So rise up and make a success of yourself.
Believe not the lies of the devil. Believe the truth of God and live!
Dr. Lilian Stanley
13 Church Colony
Vellore 632006, India
+91 9843511943
lilianstanley@gmail.com
Blessing Youth Mission
13 Church Colony
Vellore 632006, India
+91-416-2242943, +91-416-2248943
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To buy books written by Dr. Lilian Stanley, kindly reach to us in the follwing address
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Chintadripet,
Chennai 600 002, India.
+91-44-28450411, 8806270699
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Myths women believe
Reading: Mark 16:1-11
“Shake off your dust; rise up” (Isa 52:2)
5. I am a failure.
No, you are not. Don’t say that again. It is a myth you believe. Don’t believe the lie of the devil that you are a total failure and good for nothing. Rather, have a buoyant outlook on life. A lady came from a distant city just to cry over my shoulders and tell me she was a total failure. When she narrated her tale there were so many extraordinary and brilliant things I noticed she had done. When she ended her story and sniffed, I pointed out to her all her successes. The tears stopped flowing, the sniffing stopped, her face lit up. “You think I am not a failure?” she pouted. “Absolutely” was my reply. She went home a different woman.
Was Jesus a failure because He died on the cross? He became the Saviour of the whole world. Was Eve a failure because she failed? She became the mother of all living. Was David a failure because he fell in sin? His Psalm of repentance is lifting up many. Was the healer and miracle-worker Elisha a failure because he died of sickness? (2 Ki 13:14). A dead man was revived when he touched the grave of Elisha (v21). Maybe Miriam died a failure in her own eyes. But centuries later prophet Micah saw her as a leader (Mic 6:4).
You may feel like a failure standing next to a very successful person. Never compare yourself to someone. You are unique to God and you need to accomplish only what God wants you to accomplish. You don’t have to be anything other than who you are. Identify any jealousy, diffidence, cowardice or sense of inadequacy hiding in you, giving you a feeling of worthlessness and try to overcome them. All you need is determination and a stubborn resolution from deep within. “There’s always a positive in every situation. It might be hard to find, but it is there. A loss can be a gift; a chance to grow. Losing has taught me to be a better winner and a better person, who is always looking for opportunities to learn. And in life, just like in tennis, that’s how you go forward,” said Olympic Tennis Champ Serena Williams. Failure is not the end of the world.
We are obsessed with our negative — our failure — Instead we need to concentrate on our strengths and develop where we shine. There is nothing more self-destructive than self-put-down. You are the master of your own destiny. So rise up and make a success of yourself.
Believe not the lies of the devil. Believe the truth of God and live!
Dr. Lilian Stanley
13 Church Colony
Vellore 632006, India
+91 9843511943
lilianstanley@gmail.com
Blessing Youth Mission
13 Church Colony
Vellore 632006, India
+91-416-2242943, +91-416-2248943
hq@bymonline.org
www.bymonline.org
Click here for more options
To buy books written by Dr. Lilian Stanley, kindly reach to us in the follwing address
Blessing Literature Centre
21/11 West Coovam River Road,
Chintadripet,
Chennai 600 002, India.
+91-44-28450411, Mob:8806270699
blc@bymonline.org
