From latin, meaning to deceive, disappoint Shares root word with fallacy, fallible The condition of not achieving desired ends Being found insufficient, falling short Can be something we do or something that

happens to us Can be a matter of interpretation, i.e., whether

we judge failure as being in ourselves, or in our performance

Can be a stumbling block or stepping stone

Adam & Eve Noah Abraham Issac David Jonah Eli

Rahab Barak

Gideon Samson Samuel

And the list goes on

Deceit, rebellion, willful sin, drunkenness, fear, lust, hatred, apathy, etc.

…all have sinned and fall short

of the glory of God,

Romans 3:23

Seems to be part of the human condition… so

what will we do with it?

It is inevitable

For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. 16 Now if I do

what I do not want, I agree with the law, that it is good. 17 So now it is no longer I who do it, but sin that

dwells within me. 18 For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out. 19 For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is

what I keep on doing.20 Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells

within me.21 So I find it to be a law that when I want to do right, evil

lies close at hand. 22 For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being, 23 but I see in my members another law

waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members.

24 Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?

Romans 7:15-24

Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own,

because Christ Jesus has made me his own. 13 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it

my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies

ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 3:12-14

Romans written about 57 ADPhilippians written 61-63 AD

It is inevitable It reminds me that I

am not God

Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he

prayed fervently…James 5:17

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and

John, and perceived that they were uneducated,

common men, they were astonished. And they

recognized that they had been with Jesus.

Acts 4:13

It is inevitable It reminds me that I

am not God It reminds me to look

through God’s eyes

As a father shows compassion to his children, so the LORD shows compassion to those who fear

him. 14 For he knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust.Psalm 103:13-14

What is man that you are mindful of him, And the son of man that you care for him? 5 Yet you have made him a little lower than the heavenly beings

and crowned him with glory and honor.Psalm 8:4-5

For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to

worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble

birth. 27 But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God

chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; 28 God chose what

is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to

nothing things that are, 29 so that no human being might boast in the

presence of God. 1 Corinthians 1:26-29

It is inevitable It reminds me that I

am not God It reminds me to look

through God’s eyes It can point to the

need to change

And they all left him and fled. Mark 14:50

And falling to the ground he heard a voice saying to

him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”

5 And he said, “Who are you, Lord?” And he said, “I

am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.

Acts 9:4-5

It is inevitable It reminds me that I

am not God It reminds me to look

through God’s eyes It can point to the

need to change It is an essential part

of success

Babe Ruth hit 714 home runs and struck out 1,330 times.

Thomas Edison failed hundreds

of time before succeeding with

the light bulb.

August 1978, Double Eagle II made the

first transatlantic balloon flight, landing in

a barley field near Normandy, France.

Beginning in 1873, it had taken 13 efforts in 105

years to make the crossing.

Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me

from this body of death? 25 Thanks be to

God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself serve the law of

God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the

law of sin. 8:1 There is therefore now no

condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

Romans 7:24-8:1

Sins failures should awaken us

to the success which can only be

found in Christ

Failure leaves scars, hurt feelings, fear, wounded

relationships, etc.

It can bring softer hearts, stronger character, and a greater awareness of

God’s grace.

God works with losers like all of us to bring about

victory and success.