Sometimes God puts us in situations to prepare us for something else. Maybe the goal was meant to be missed. Maybe you were meant to learn something to help you achieve a different goal.

Failure to achieve goals is always an opportunity. What did you learn from the experience? Is there something you can apply to something else that seems to be opening up?

For example:

Maybe your original goal was to be a teacher. You go through your studies to learn what it takes to teach impressionable young minds, but somehow things don’t go as planned. Suddenly you find the door to teaching closing on you.

But what if another door appears, and you find yourself called to sit on a council? (Bonus points to the person that figures out the connection of this example). What part of your teaching studies can help you make decisions in this new situation?

That’s the beauty of goals. Even when we don’t complete a goal, we can still take lessons away from those experiences.

Failure Can Highlight Your Potential

The idea of seeing potential in failure may seem ridiculous to you but think about it before you dismiss the idea. Rather than looking at where you failed, look at where you succeeded.

Even in a failed experience, you’ll see some success at different points. As long as you continue to strive for something you have potential somewhere.

Really look at the steps you took:

· What parts of the goal did you achieve?

· What new strengths did you discover?

· What can you take away from this experience?

You can’t just focus on the failure. You have to take time to look for success even in failure. Make the failure worth the time.

You can’t just lay down after a failure to achieve goals. If you want another chance at success, you have to look for that second chance. This means you have to be just as willing to seek your success as you are your failure.

Always Look at the Bigger Picture