In the 1800s, A printer decided to earn some money by printing lithographs of a young and beardless president Lincoln. It took awhile to print them and before he had the chance to sell the first one... it was revealed that Lincoln had grown a beard. This printer had a stack of beautiful photos that no longer looked like the president. What did he do? Instead of letting his failure define him, he went a completely different direction to earn money.. he invented a game... Checkers. You may recognize this young printer’s name... Milton Bradley. He went on to become a huge success as the father of board games worldwide.
Failure does one of two things... it either defeats us or it makes us more determined. In the Bible, Micah gives his reaction to failure in chapter 7 “Do not gloat over me, my enemies! For though I fall, I will rise again.” Is that you today? Have you been hit with a failure? Change course, stay focused on God, and never give up! And you, just like Micah, will rise up and enjoy future success!
