When Failure Brews Success

Grab your coffee and lean in because today we’re talking about something no one really wants to talk about, but everyone needs to hear: failure.

Yep, that messy, frustrating, sometimes soul-crushing feeling when things don’t go as planned. Whether it’s a failed relationship, a business that didn’t take off, or that time you stepped out in faith and landed flat on your face - it stings. But here’s the twist: failure isn’t the opposite of success. It’s part of the process.

“Though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again…”

Proverbs 24:16 (NIV)

Did you catch that? Righteous people fall. Not once. Not twice. Seven times. And what do they do? They get back up. Again and again.

See, in God’s economy, failure isn’t fatal. It’s formation.

Think about Peter. One of Jesus’ closest friends. Passionate, bold, and… well, let’s just say impulsive. This guy swore up and down that he’d never deny Jesus. But when pressure hit, Peter folded like a lawn chair three times.

Total failure, right? And yet, after the resurrection, Jesus didn’t cancel Peter. He called him. Restored him. Gave him a job to do.

Peter’s failure became the launchpad for his greatest mission.

“And on this rock I will build my church…”

Matthew 16:18 (NIV)

Your failure isn’t where your story ends. It’s where your faith deepens. It’s where God refines your purpose.

Success isn’t built on perfection. It’s built on persistence.

It’s built in the moments you get up off the ground, wipe off the dust, and say, “God, I still trust You. Use even this.”

So if you’re in a season where it feels like everything’s falling apart, take heart. God doesn’t waste pain. He repurposes it. Your failure might just be the very thing He uses to shape your future.

So pour another cup, take a deep breath, and remember: the next time you fall, you’re in good company. The heroes of faith didn’t make it by never messing up. They made it by never giving up.

Stay grounded. Stay growing. And never be afraid to start again.