What is it to have a short coming, not meet the mark, or feel defeated? Judas finds himself in destruction and seem final. Failure doesn‘t have to mean a final outcome. > [!bible] [Matthew 27:3-5 - NASB](https://bolls.life/NASB/40/27/) > 3. Then when Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that He had been condemned, he felt remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, > 4. saying, 'I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.' But they said, 'What is that to us? See [to that] yourself!' > 5. And he threw the pieces of silver into the temple sanctuary and departed; and he went away and hanged himself. %% #Matthew27 %% Bethesda near the Sea of Galilee. Peter messed up and denies knowing Jesus in public. > [!bible] [Luke 22:33-34 - NASB](https://bolls.life/NASB/42/22/) > 33. But he said to Him, 'Lord, with You I am ready to go both to prison and to death!' > 34. And He said, 'I say to you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know Me.' %% #Luke22 %% How close to success are you? Does it feel like there is one thing after another after another? We carry something with us that we cannot do with our own strength or capacity. Sin is anything that separates us from God. The weight of it can destroy us. We can feel like we are in a pit that we can‘t get out of. When we accept God and His sacrifice, we can do it. God sends his son. Even in my failures, I will see on the other side what Jesus has done for me. We have access to eternal life, His resurrection. His sacrifice paid the price for us. What does it mean to show love to someone who has failed? With you, I can overcome anything. God makes himself known so we can know what it is to go beyond our failures. Failure is not final. It can lead to destruction, but in God‘s hands, failure builds strength. > Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more. Nikola Tesla. God knows us. He forms us. [[Bible/NRSVUE/Jeremiah/Jeremiah 1]]: 5 > [!bible] [Jeremiah 1:5 - NASB](https://bolls.life/NASB/24/1/) > 5. 'Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, And before you were born I consecrated you; I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.' %% #Jeremiah1 %% God gives us hope and something to look forward to. He gives us strength. The only way to build strength, it is trusting in God. The decisions we make can transform the rest of our lives. Surrender your failures. > [!bible] [John 21:15-17 - NASB](https://bolls.life/NASB/43/21/) > 15. So when they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, 'Simon, [son] of John, do you love Me more than these?' He said to Him, 'Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.' He said to him, 'Tend My lambs.' > 16. He said to him again a second time, 'Simon, [son] of John, do you love Me?' He said to Him, 'Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.' He said to him, 'Shepherd My sheep.' > 17. He said to him the third time, 'Simon, [son] of John, do you love Me?' Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, 'Do you love Me?' And he said to Him, 'Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You.' Jesus said to him, 'Tend My sheep. %% #John21 %% Jesus had already forgiven Peter before he even asked the questions. Let it go and surrender failures. Radical loves transformers a fishermen into an apostle. Jesus has the same promise for each one of us. What failures do I need to give to Jesus?