Learning From Our Mistakes

We all make mistakes but it’s what we do after the mistake that is the measure of who we are as a person. 

If you refuse to learn from your mistakes, you will be poor, and no one will respect you. If you listen when you are criticized, you will be honored. (Proverbs 13:18 ERV)

It is no surprise to God that we make mistakes.  His plan for us is not to sit in a corner because we are fearful of making a mistake.  God desires that we limit our mistakes by seeking to know, and then applying His will in all our affairs.  When we do stumble, we need to admit the error we made and learn from it.    God even promises to honour us when we take this route.

The things that happened to those people are examples. They were written to be warnings for us. We live in the time that all those past histories were pointing to.  (1 Corinthians 10:11 ERV)

Someone outlined a simple plan for dealing with mistakes that included these five points:  Own it.  Apologize.  Accept the consequences.  Learn from it.  Let it go.  

God made a way for us to deal with our mistakes.  Jesus died in our place so that our sins could be forgiven and His blood cleanses us from all wrongdoing.

But if we confess our sins, God will forgive us. We can trust God to do this. He always does what is right. He will make us clean from all the wrong things we have done.  (1 John 1:9 ERV)

Prayer:  Heavenly Father, help me to work hard and to make as few mistakes as possible by seeking Your will in all I do.  When I do get it wrong, give me the courage to deal with it quickly and let it go.  Amen

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