Everyone knows what failure feels like. There are many reasons why people fail. Sometimes, it's because of outside circumstances and situations a person can't control. Other times, it's because of too-high expectations or incompetency. Regardless of where failure comes from, it remains a source of distress to each of us. We have all failed at some point in our lives.
"One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to where his own people were and watched them at their hard labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people. Looking this way and that and seeing no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand … When Pharaoh heard of this, he tried to kill Moses, but Moses fled from Pharaoh and went to live in Midian.” (Exodus 2:11-12, 15, NIV)
“‘So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.' But Moses said to God, ‘Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?'" (Exodus 3:10-11, NIV)
Moses was no exception to failure, nor its adverse affects. He had a strong sense of justice from an early age. Although he spent most of his early life in the luxuries of royalty, he had a heart for his oppressed relatives and for people in poverty.
He wanted to save the Hebrews from their yoke of slavery, but when he attempted to, his actions didn't have the results he hoped they would. In fact, he had to flee for his life to the wilderness. He had failed.
As a consequence of his failure, Moses gave up on his dream and contented himself with the life of a shepherd. When God appeared to Moses forty years later, He found a man who was insecure and reluctant to accept the very mission he had tried to accomplish years before.
Why was Moses so hesitant and afraid? Moses had identified himself with his failure. In his mind, he had one shot and he missed it. And God wanted him to try again? This plan, however, was different. This plan worked because it was a partnership between Moses and God.
It's easy for us to disqualify ourselves because of past failures. ‘I tried that before.’ ‘Oh, I've done that several times. It never worked.’ ‘It's just not my luck, I guess.’
God never disqualifies you based on your failed endeavors. He calls you and qualifies you for whatever He has planned. Nothing you have ever done can change who He says you are or who He designed you to be.
Don't identify with your failures, and don’t let them hold you back from trying again. Get back up, dust yourself off, and go for it. You'll make it. Jesus is with you, and He's calling you to more.
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