Hope For The HopelessSample

Live Your Comeback Story

When we look at the heroes of the Bible we see a pattern: success only comes after major failure.

Moses originally had no confidence in himself as a leader and speaker. And he had serious issues with his temper. But he led his people out of Egyptian slavery.

Elijah could become almost suicidal when depression descended upon him, but he was the greatest of the prophets.

Paul had made a career out of killing Christians before he became the most prolific writer of the New Testament.

Peter had a talent for saying the wrong thing at the wrong time. Then he denied Jesus at the most critical moment. But he became the Rock upon which Jesus built His church.

David’s lustful desires for the wife of one of his soldiers led him to orchestrate that man’s death, yet he came to be called “a man after God’s own heart.”

Rahab practiced the oldest profession, but she still makes the Hebrews 11 “Hall of Faith.”

These were no white knights or shiny superheroes. They were failures all.

But they failed forward.

Their failures were not the end of their stories.

These stories of heroic failure give me hope that it is worth it to keep picking myself up after I mess up, and keep taking new risks so that I am always moving forward. US Army General George S. Patton said, “It ain’t about how high you climb, it’s about how high you bounce when you hit the bottom.”

If you are afraid of failure you’ll never realize your dreams.

Failing makes your story interesting. I don’t know about you, but I’m just bored when I hear a guy talk about how every shot he put up went in. Yawwwwn.

The best stories are about perseverance in the face of challenge, about how someone rises like a phoenix from the ashes of defeat, about how people respond to rock bottom.

I always love a comeback.

I’m counting on experiencing them.

In the meantime, God loves you right where you are. He loves you just as much when you’re at your lowest moment as He is at your peak performance.