Have you ever had someone to inspire or encourages you? Perhaps
you haven't known that kind of inspiration or encouragement in a long time.
Perhaps you wonder if days of failure and despair will ever end. If you know
Christ, you have the greatest encourager of all. He looks beyond who you are,
where you are, what you are, and sees you through the eyes of His loving
sacrifice. “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were
still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8, NKJV). He doesn't see your
failure or your sin. He died for you and for me. His sacrifice frees us to walk
in newness of life (Romans 6:1-4). He sees our greatest potential, and He wants
to inspire us to find it.
You have the greatest encourager cheering for you. Don't hide
from failure. Face it, and honestly evaluate why you failed. If it is from sin,
repent, and let Christ forgive you. Move on in forgiveness, and learn from the
mistake. Don't allow that failure to define who you are. If the failure is the
result of circumstances beyond your control, then it is not yours. Don't carry a
burden you were never meant to carry. Whatever you face, Christ encourages you
to learn from it, and grow closer to Him as a result of it.
Jesus Christ always convicts. Satan always condemns. There is
hope in conviction. There is no hope in condemnation. There is encouragement in
conviction, because there is the promise for something always better in your
life. If you are willing to respond to that conviction with repentance, your
promise is secured. Your encourager has encouraged you to become something
greater than you ever imagined.
Always look to Jesus Christ, the author and the finisher
of your faith. He will encourage you through all you face in life. He will never
fail you. He will never desert you. He will lead you to be the greatest. Your
potential will become His promise. “Being confident of this, that he who began a
good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus”
(Philippians 1:6, NIV).
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