Failing
Forward
Volume 2, Notebook 5
Lesson 2: Rethinking Failure
“Now when they saw the boldness of
Peter and John…they marveled. And
they realized that they had been with
Jesus.”
(Acts 4:13)
If You’ve Failed,
Are You a Failure?
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Achievers reject rejection. They do
not base their self-worth on perfect
PERFORMANCE
_________________.
•
Achievers see failure as
TEMPORARY
_______________.
•
EXPECTATIONS
Achievers keep ________________
realistic.
•
Achievers focus on their
STRENGTHS
______________.
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FAILURE in order to
Achievers risk __________
try new and better ways to solve
problems.
•
BOUNCE
Achievers __________back.
They
know that a failure does not make
them a failure.
Biblical Case Study:
Peter
(Matthew 26:69-75;
1 Peter 1:1-5)
•
He stepped out of the boat to walk on
water (Matthew 14:27-30).
•
He identified Jesus as the Christ
(Matthew 16:13-20).
•
He witnessed the transfiguration on
the mountain (Matthew 17:1-8).
What happened to Peter:
LEARNED from his failures.
• He __________
QUITTER
• He refused to be a __________.
MATURED in his faith.
• He ___________
•
FILLED with the Holy
He was _________
Spirit.
•
FORWARD
He failed ___________.
YOU Out of
Take the ______
Failure!
Fear of failure will stop all
forward progress.
Here are several results of
enslavement to fear:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
PARALYSIS
____________.
PROCRASTINATION
____________________.
PURPOSELESSNESS
_____________________.
SELF-PITY
____________.
EXCUSES
____________.
HOPELESSNESS
_________________.
Accepting Responsibility
for Failures
Many people make mistakes but
refuse to admit them. They tend to see
every obstacle or error as somebody
else’s fault. As a result, they generally
respond in one or more of the
following ways:
•
OVERREACT with a display of
They _____________
anger. (Blow up)
•
HIDE their failure.
They try to _______
(Cover up)
•
HARDER and _________,
FASTER
They work _________
but without making changes. (Speed
up)
•
EXCUSE their
They try to __________
mistake. (Back up)
•
QUIT (Give up)
They ______.
Leadership expert, Peter Drucker,
wrote: “The better a man is, the
more mistakes he will make, for the
more new things he will try. I would
never promote to a top-level job a
man who was not making
mistakes…otherwise he is sure to
be mediocre.” Mistakes really do
pave the road to achievement.
Biblical Case Study:
King David
(1 Chronicles 21:1-28)
•
•
BLAME
David refused to ____________
others for his foolish decision.
ADMITTED his failure.
David ____________
•
David accepted full
RESPONSIBILITY for his actions.
_________________
•
REPENTED and moved
David ____________
forward.
•
WORSHIPPED the Lord.
David ______________
•
RENEWED his commitment
David _____________
to the Lord.
David accepted responsibility for his
failure. Until a person takes this
step, all other steps on the
pathway to achievement
are impossible.