"How often are our follies and our faults the opportunity for the display of the grace and wisdom of God and for the fulfilment of His counsels hidden from the world until then! Our sins and faults alone have conduced to the glorious accomplishment of these counsels in Christ." JND Synopsis, vol. 1, p.412 (I Samuel)We often get very discouraged because we have failed. Yet, we should feel shame in that we have dishonored the Lord. The remedy, though, is not to dwell on our past mistakes, but to judge them and go on, realizing that God will use them to teach us what He wants us to learn. What a wonderful God that even our failures can be turned to blessing!
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