Saturday 9 November 2013

I Failed because it’s not God’s will

It’s very absurd to know that some Christians believe if they fail at something, it’s not God’s will for them. They conceive a beautiful idea, set a Smart goal, and work towards the realization of the vision then someone along the line something goes wrong.


is it God's will?
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As a result of that, they come to the conclusion, “It’s not God’s will.” I believe it’s a wrong mentality. It is religious and not ‘Christianity’. I do not think there’s any scriptural reference that anything you plan to do and fail at, is not God’s will.


I’ve never seen a successful man or woman who had it smooth all through. In fact, most successful people had failed a couple of times before they finally made it.


A common example would be Thomas Edison who failed more than 500 times before he finally got it right.



“A failure is not the man that falls but the man that refused to rise up after falling”

What’s God’s will then?

If you think that your aspirations are not God’s will, at least you should be able to tell what his will is then.

Most times, we keep saying “I don’t think it’s God’s will” but we fail to even ask “What is His will?”

As far as I know, God wants His children to know His mind. Why do you think he gave us the same Holy Spirit?

I’ve discovered that all the heroes of the bible knew God’s will for their life. Directly or indirectly, it was obvious to me that God wasn’t hiding it.


He is your father. Always be sensitive to Him. He is always telling you His will if you look inside you, you will know.



Failure is a Path to Success

If your relationship is very messy, it doesn’t necessarily mean it is not meant to be. It might just be that you are still doing something wrong.

If you are having bad grades, it doesn’t mean you are not meant to be in school (just like some of my Nigerian friends believe). It could just be your trial phase in other to discover yourself


No matter how bad it might be, don’t assume! Demand to know why.


The Holy Spirit is your closest friend. Learn to always communicate with Him.


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20 comments:

Isaacolapoetry said...

Thanks, the errorneous believe is eating deep into the fabric of our faith. Thanks for a good job

Anonymous said...

Let's fill Jerusalem with our faith message. Good one boss.

Abraham Ologundudu said...

Hello Isaac! Thanks for taking your time to read,

Abraham Ologundudu said...

Two Isaac's on my blog. That's great. Thanks for your comment.

Anonymous said...

God bless you for this post.

Jopesi said...

I love this piece. This is like best article of your's I have ever read.

Failing doesn't mean it's not God's will, maybe we are just doin something wrong. And yea! The Holyspirit is in us to reveal God's deep secrets, to direct, teach us and lead us in the way of God's will.
I feel before undertaking anything we sud ask God if it's his will, so we don't spend our resources, time, energy on something that we shouldn't indulge in. Tnx bro. This piece is awesome. Short,precise and Great!

Rachael Unutame said...

Very true....A lot of people conceive this in their mind..Forgeting the fact that when you have a zeal to do something,you've got to keep striving Ά̲̣̥πϑ trying..Until you attain it..Life is never a bed of roses..Ά̲̣̥πϑ as such we shouldn't habour such phrase as "If we fail at something its not God's will"..Sometimes we don't get what we want cos our best is not yet good..More like we make our luck..But above all God's favour Ά̲̣̥πϑ grace is always there for us whenever we call on HIM

Abraham Ologundudu said...

Hi peace

It's good to hear from God before Taking any step. It saves you a lot of stress.

Thanks for the compliment ma'am

Abraham Ologundudu said...

Hello Rachael

Great contribution ma'am. I really appreciate it.

Ailie said...

Great piece of writing. Enjoyed reading it and my heart was agreeing. Look forward to more of your writing

Abraham Ologundudu said...

Hello Ailie

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Donald Thomas said...

Hi there - The two phrases that I hear the most from fellow Christians are "I have to pray about it" and 'It must be Gods will" and to me they are misused.

When fellow Christians were in need I would here that a lot. While corrupt politicians were (and are) tearing this country apart, I would here it. Very convenient. This way you don't have to get involved. I knew a family, 1 among many, who were losing their home and it was "God's Will" Really????

Valuable lessons can be taken from Joshua's account with Achan, David's account with Goliath and the Good Samaritan - True, we are to pray about all things, but there is a time for prayer and a time for taking action.

I do not believe that it is God's will to sit by and do nothing when certain things are put before us. I do not believe that we need to pray about what we should do when doing the right thing is so obvious. Again look to Joshua, David and the Good Samaritan.

Joshua was the only one to 'pray about it' and God chastised him for it saying basically to him "Hey your world is falling apart, why are you on your face? Get up and do something about it!" Joshua Chap 7

Anyway, the bottom line as I see it... Be careful what you lay at Gods feet.

Have a blessed day. Good post.

Abraham Ologundudu said...

HI Donald

Wow! What a wonderful contribution. Truly, many Christians have misused the word "I've to pray about it"

I would say we don't have to pray about everything. We have a spirit to discern right from wrong. Besides, as you said, there are some obvious things we need to do.

Thanks fro your awesome comment

Adrienne said...

Hi Abraham,

Religion and politics are two subjects I prefer not to discuss. I think that everyone is entitled to their own beliefs and opinions whether we agree with them or not. Who am I to argue with them because I'm not here to change their way of thinking because they're certainly not going to be able to change mine.

So with that said I think I'll leave it at that. :-)

~Adrienne

Abraham Ologundudu said...

Hi Adrienne

I quite agree with you on that. You can never catch me arguing about religion or politics. I don't even know politics.

I don't write things like this on my own will. Since the Holy Spirit inspired this, i had to. I realized that It might not be for everyone. It is just for that one person that needs it.

Everyone is indeed entitled to their own belief but God requires Christians to have the mind of Christ. I'm not here to enforce anything.

If you observed i ended by saying
"No matter how bad it might be, don’t assume! Demand to know why.
The Holy Spirit is your closest friend. Learn to always communicate with Him."

The charge is to always inquire from God why things are happening to us. :)

Thanks for your contribution.

Abraham Ologundudu said...

Thanks Melbin. And you too.

Emmanuel said...

Hi Abraham,
Failure isn't the opposite of success but rather a cause to success. Many fear failure but that shouldn't be the case.

Siraj Wahid said...

Hey Ologundudu,

I'm really inspired with this article, there are many people who blame God for their failures. Instead of this they should find what was the cause behind their failure. Not everyone succeeds in this world, the one who struggle and the one who shows positive attitude towards his failure succeeds.

-Siraj

Abraham Ologundudu said...

It's good to see you here again Emmanuel.
Your definition is right. Failure shouldn't be feared. It's only a road to success. Thanks for dropping by

Abraham Ologundudu said...

Hi Siraj
I'm surprised to see you here bro. I'm glad you are inspired.
Yes, Success is for those who desire/thirst for it.