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Failure doesn't mean you will heartened, but they found
never succeed; it just means them to be extremely
it may take a bit longer. John resilient. Why? The survey
Wayne coined a great line in showed that people who had Dad, here are two Bible (2) The vision of a glorious Don't allow what's wrong praise God about, even
the movie “The Train lost jobs and found new ones ingredients for blessing your future. The Bible says, with you to keep you from when everything seems to be
Robbers.” He said, "You're were better prepared to deal children and grandchildren: "When there's no vision, the worshiping what's right with going wrong.
going to spend the rest of with adversity than those (1) The power of prayer. In people get out of control" God. With their feet locked in Is it simple? Definitely not.
your life getting up one who had been with the same Scripture, a father's blessing (Proverbs 29:18 CEB). stocks, their backs lacerated But one of the purest forms
more time than you're company for years without included an open-eyed School counselors tell us with whips, and the unjust of worship is praising God
knocked down, so you'd ever having had to deal with prayer to God for his that many of their students contempt of society heaped when you don't want to. "Let
better start getting used to unemployment. children. Isaac, who was a lack vision. Why? Because upon them, the Bible says, us continually offer the
it." farmer, said to his son, "May they see nothing ahead for "At midnight Paul and Silas sacrifice of praise to God,
When you have experienced them except economic were praying and singing
That's what success is - failure, you're actually in a God give you heaven's dew gloom, unemployment, and hymns to God." They that is, the fruit of our lips,
getting up one time more better position to achieve and earth's richness - an hard times. They need decided to stop focusing on giving thanks to His name"
than you were knocked success than people who abundance of grain and new somebody to believe in them what was wrong with their (Hebrews 13:15 NKJV).
down. You have no idea how have not. When you fail and wine" (Genesis 27:28 NIV). and their future... to believe circumstances and start Note the words "sacrifice of
close you may be to what fail again - and keep Have your children ever they can succeed and live focusing on what is right with praise." And it's a sacrifice
you want to achieve. But if bouncing back and learning heard you talk to God about happy lives... that the best is God. They could have that moves God and brings
you quit, you will never know from your failures - you're them? Perhaps they have still ahead for them. complained, but they made results: "Suddenly there was
- plus you guarantee that you building character, strength, heard you say harsh words a choice to worship God a great earthquake, so that
will never get there. tenacity, experience, and like, "How could you be so Isaac didn't wait for his boys despite their external the foundations of the prison
wisdom. And people who stupid? Don't you ever think? to devise their own vision for circumstances.
Author Ben Stein said, "The the future. He prayed openly were shaken; and imme-
human spirit is never develop these qualities are You will never amount to for their future success, their And that is often the most diately all the doors were
capable of sustaining their
finished when it is defeated. successes, unlike those for anything!" If so, apologize rise to prominence, and for challenging and crucial opened and everyone's
It is finished when it whom good things come too today and ask for their respect and favour with choice we can make. It's chains were loosed" (Acts
forgiveness. Let them hear
surrenders." family and society. similar to hitting the refresh 16:26 NKJV). When you're in
early and too easily. As long you invoke God's richest key on your computer. Doing a situation with no way out,
Time magazine conducted a as you don't give up, you're blessing over each of their Your kids don't need you to so restores the joy of your praise opens doors. When
survey among people who in a good position. So the lives. A father's prayer of manipulate them; they need salvation, recalibrates your you're shackled by lack and
had lost their jobs. Everyone word for you today is - blessing over his family is a you to motivate them. And spirit, and renews your mind. limitation, praise breaks
expected them to be "Stand firm. Let nothing powerful thing - it's life you do that by blessing And it empowers you to chains. So, worship your way
c r e s t f a l l e n a n d d i s - move you." changing! them! discover something good to through it.