Do you not know or have you not heard? The LORD is the eternal God, creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint nor grow weary, and his knowledge is beyond scrutiny. He gives strength to the fainting; for the weak he makes vigor abound. Though young men faint and grow weary, and youths stagger and fall, they that hope in the LORD will renew their strength, they will soar as with eagles’ wings; they will run and not grow weary, walk and not grow faint.
No one who trusts in God will truly fail in life. We might suffer setbacks and be seen as failures in the eyes of the world, but God looks beyond the outcomes of our words and actions and to the effort and spirit within them. As long as we think, say, and do things for the right reasons, we shall not falter, nor grow weary, nor faint even if everything seems to be going against us. Every setback is an opportunity to show God what we are made of. Our faith and perseverance will be rewarded, if not in this life, then in the next, which lasts forever.
Do we face our failures with hopeful hearts? Are we unbowed by our setbacks? How can we turn our troubles into opportunities to show God our faith and perseverance?
O Lord, grant us wings to soar over all the obstacles in our way.
Amen.
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