The Meanings of Failure

When it looks like I have failed I ask, "Lord, what are you trying to tell me?"

Failure doesn't mean I'm a failure. It does mean I haven't succeeded yet!
Failure doesn't mean I have accomplished nothing. It does mean I have learned something!
Failure doesn't' mean I have been a fool. It does mean I had enough faith to try!
Failure doesn't mean I have been disgraced. It does mean I dared to adventure!
Failure doesn't mean I don't have it. It does mean I have to do something in a different way.
Failure doesn't mean I'm inferior. It does mean I am not perfect!
Failure doesn't mean I've wasted my life. It does mean I have an excuse to start over again!
Failure doesn't mean I should give up. It does mean I must try harder!
Failure doesn't mean I'll never make it. It does mean I need more patience!

"In everything you do, put God first, and He will direct you and crown your efforts with success."
(Proverbs 3:6)