On Failure...(Part 2)

Nice to have you with us again...

I would like us to kick off from where we left it. Remember, in our last article, we said that "Failure makes you malleable in God's Holy hands." Well, you must first and foremost understand that we are not championing the cause for being happy in failure. Nope. We are stating that failing at something does not mean your life has become hopeless. Instead, you need to be still and understand what God's will for you is even in such times.

And yes, God does have a plan for your life, even in great or little failures. Ain't it just great?!

I find this scripture inspiring: ROM 10:14-15. But I want to stick to the 15th verse: "And how shall they preach, except they be sent..." Sometimes, for God to send you, you need to bear a scar. How else would the unsaved believe if you appear to "stand on a high horse"? IT'S THE FACT THAT GOD COULD STILL DO SO MUCH WITH SO MANY FAILURES IN YOUR LIFE/PAST THAT VALIDATES YOUR MESSAGE!

God knew this. Thus, God sent Jesus. let us back up a bit. You see, Jesus was, of course, sinless. The Bible tells us that sin and death came to us through one man. Adam. So, we needed an intervention in a human realization. Jesus coming with a throne and crown and all the wardrobe of divine royalty....well.....He knew that was not the immediate goal. the humanness of divinity was as important to Him as the need to restore our fellowship. Jesus coming, bleeding, dying (and  of course resurrecting) shows us that He is actually not forgetful or ignorant of our frailty.

God's grace and salvation and rescue as shown to you sinks right in when you understand He was not bound to help but did anyway. That's how nice He is.

Imagine the likes of Paul Adefarasin, Poju Oyemade. These are generals holding on to the saving grace of God, made all the more richer and realistic because of the lives they once lived!

Too much talk can spoil this article. May the Holy Spirit breathe on you that you may step out in boldness everyday. May all chains of failure that have ever held you down be destroyed and may you live a VICTORIOUS LIFE in Jesus' name!

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HOWDY Y'ALL!

It has been an immense privilege to be part of the COAL team. It's beyond that alone. It is a family.

Over the course of 3 years, we have been blessed with a spiritual rebirth in the lives of the young COAL campers. I mean, I have been blown away by just how much God has shown Himself to these young people, myself included. We have witnessed the victory and glory of Jesus shining as the sun in these days. It has been a life-changing experience these past 3 years.

This year, we are set to do it again...it's COAL 4.

The team got together and has released the official online registration form for this year's camp. For the digitally-inclined, everything needed has been incorporated into a comprehensive form which has been compiled for you to download, fill and e-mail back or return to the address on the form if you so desire. It is a 5-page form that requires the appropriate details so that we may better cater to your every need.

We all hope that as plans go ahead, you will join us in prayers to make this year an unforgettable experience with Our Father.

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ON FAILURE (Part 1)

Never has God used anything or man who did not first come to terms with one truth: he can fail, or more importantly, he has once failed. There are so many humbling aspects to failure. It goes beyond a word. It is actually an avenue to test the human psyche; how we respond in the face of not getting it. Failure could cause pain, disappointment, fear, distrust, anger and even depression. A man who has failed knows just what it is like.

Failure is a bitter taste to swallow. Whether you don't fail often or you have been enduring a recent string of failures, it is still bitter.

A failed man is a broken man. A failing man is so shaky, he needs support to stand. There is never a way to "deal with failure" than through God. You ever been through a point you put your all in something, being so sure it would work? You knew there was a 0.000000000001% chance of failing and yet, you failed! (That thing can pain!) Remember that anger/brokenness you felt? Well, it's a good thing.

If God made it a point to choose to talk to us through saints, we would have had some pretty big belief issues. There is a lesson: I sometimes picture God saying "Now let Me see how you react."

God entrusts us with failure as much as He does with success. Wouldn't you be impressed if you gave a really broke man N5000 to keep for 3 weeks and he didn't touch one kobo? In the same light, God is delighted if you seek His face in failure as you do in success. Our mortality and frailties are actually what emboldens our faith in God through Christ Jesus. The essence of the likes of David (the adulterer), Moses (who had a temper problem), Rahab (a one-time harlot), Elijah (a fearful prophet!) Timothy (a doubter), is to show us that it is not in the fall, though you should not always desire to fall. It is in the reaction after the fall that catches God's attention.

Failure makes you malleable in God's Holy hands. Instead of hate/blame God for the failures of your past, you need to start asking the right questions: Why did I fail? What did you want me to learn? Have I learnt it?! (to be continued)