By Linda Tancs

The “school of hard knocks” is an expression referring to the education one gets from life’s usually negative experiences. We’ve all been in that school. After all, disappointment and failure are a part of life. But failing at something does not mean that you are a failure. The inventor Thomas Edison put it best when he said that he hadn’t failed; he’d just found 10,000 ways that something won’t work. The apostle Peter failed miserably when he refused to acknowledge Jesus after his arrest (Luke 22:54-62), yet he was not a failure. Indeed, Jesus had restored Peter to fellowship after his denials and commissioned him to pastor his people (John 21:15-17). For us, too, our failures are foundations for the greater work that He seeks to achieve in and through us. In life you may feel like you’ve failed the test but, in God’s school, you get to keep taking the test until you pass. Now that’s a school worth attending.

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As part of FOOT FORWARD MINISTRIES (a teaching and speaking ministry), Go Forward in Faith represents faith-based meditations for personal and professional growth. Join the Facebook group @goforwardinfaith.

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Linda Tancs is a writer, photographer and avid blogger on various subjects. She holds a Certificate in Theology and Ministry, with distinction, from Princeton Theological Seminary. This blog is intended to foster contemplation on the role of faith in personal and professional development. Interested readers are invited to join the Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/goforwardinfaith.

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