Stan & Lana Putalov – Founders & Senior Leaders of Jesus Unltd & GodIsGoodTV Satellite Television Network
Dear Friends and Partners,
Let me ask you, how do you deal with failure when life doesn’t go the way you expected? Maybe you even say, “Lord, I’m trying. I pray. I meditate on Your Word. But instead of victories, I keep running into pain and disappointment.”
Let’s think about how musicians view failure. Every pianist knows that the only way to become a professional is through daily practice. And even if he plays a wrong note at a concert, it doesn’t mean his career is over. No. It’s just one missed chord on the way to mastery.
The same is true in our spiritual life. Sometimes we make mistakes, but that doesn’t mean God has written us off or turned away from us. On the contrary, keep believing in your victory and don’t give up. Not a single “wrong note” can destroy the symphony of life that God is composing together with you.
Now let’s think about how soldiers view defeat or failure. Every soldier knows that a war is made up of many battles. Losing one battle does not mean losing the entire war.
Maybe right now you are fighting sin or battling an illness. You are giving it everything you have, but you don’t see results, and it feels like you are losing. But don’t lose heart. This is only one lost battle, and the war is not over yet. Get up and move forward again. God is always on your side, and He will give you strength to go all the way to victory.
Treat failures and hardships as temporary setbacks, not as a final verdict. Speak to sickness and say, “Sickness, you are not staying in my body forever. I believe your time in my life is coming to an end.” Fight sickness and difficulties in the name of Jesus, and never give up.
Remember, you are warriors of Christ and His disciples. God has already given you His grace, and He will never push you away, even if you stumble and make mistakes. On the contrary, God accepts you just as you are, so that one day you may become like Him.
God gave us His righteousness when we turned to Christ. So how should a righteous person respond to failure or trouble? The Bible says, “Though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again, but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes” (Proverbs 24:16).
A righteous person always gets back up, even after making mistakes. He knows that God’s grace is stronger than any defeat. He looks forward with faith and does not keep looking back with regret. He knows that God heals and also transforms character and habits. That is why a believer faces failures, sickness, or sin not with panic, but with faith.
Friends, if you don’t see changes yet, it doesn’t mean nothing is happening. God is at work even when you don’t feel it. Even when it seems like everything is falling apart, God is actually laying a strong foundation for your future success. Hold on to His truth and keep doing what is right. Look at your situations through the lens of God’s Word, because “what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal” (2 Corinthians 4:18).
“Be renewed in the spirit of your mind” (Ephesians 4:24). What does this mean? Don’t try to deal with your problems on your own. Remember, real change in life begins with change in the heart, because the heart is the source of life. So don’t focus on the problems. Focus on filling your mind with God’s Word and allowing it to transform your inner world. This is how true renewal begins—not from the outside, but from deep within the heart. When God’s Word begins to live inside you, everything around you will begin to change as well.
#FromHeartToHeart Stan & Lana
Founders & Senior Leaders of Jesus Unltd
& GodIsGoodTV Satellite Television Network
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