Comments on: Failure

By: Greg in Mexico

Greg in Mexico — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:38:15 +0000

Quite frankly this is the most refreshingly honest thing I’ve read in quite some time. Thank you for that and have a pleasant stay in the USA.

Saludos.

By: C. Holland

C. Holland — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:49:21 +0000

You’re not a failure. You’re not. As someone who has been on mission in Western Europe almost as long as you have, I know you’re not. Take that time off and come back soon; it’s a long haul over here, a marathon not a sprint.

By: Going Dark | cultural dichotomy

Going Dark | cultural dichotomy — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:16:34 +0000

[...] you read my last post you know that we’re heading back to the States for six months. As I’ve been thinking [...]

By: Grady Bauer

Grady Bauer — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:10:21 +0000

Our first term sounds very similar. Guy, I took your words as encouragement as well. We finish up our first term in Jan and will be transferring into WE for our second….I believe much of the “success” of the first term has been to prepare us for the next term as well. Too bad most of the “success” didn’t feel like success at the time….more like heartache and disappointment. Interesting the way God works.

By: ray

ray — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:30:56 +0000

Thanks Guy. Your words are an encouragement. I’ll remember the Chambers quote. Very good.

By: guy muse

guy muse — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:53:10 +0000

Some of us are called to plow hard rocky ground. Others to fertilize that plowed ground. The task of other servants is to plant the Gospel seed. Others to water the planted seed. Many are involved in pulling weeds that grow up side by side with the growing plants. And then there are those busy with gathering in the harvest.

The only ‘failure’ is when we fail to glorify the Lord of the Harvest where He has placed us.

I like the way Oswald Chambers says it, “God puts his saints where they will glorify Him, and we are no judges at all of where that is.”