The
story of the Alamo is the story of celebration of failure and not of success.
The Alamo is a chapel that was established by Spanish missionaries in Texas,
USA many years ago.
The
Alamo became significant because of the battle that was fought there.
Historians have described the battle as “one of the most famous battles.”
The
battle was initiated in 1835 by Texas residents in order to gain their
independence from Mexico. As the battle got tougher and tougher, a group of
Texans rebels retreated to the Alamo on February 1836.
The
Mexican forces surrounded the chapel and attacked the Texan rebels for 12 days
until March 6, 1836 when all the Texan rebels were killed. The Alamo fell. The
Texans were defeated. But what is however remarkable is that the Texans did not
bury their head in shame forever! Rather, they turned their defeat at the Alamo
into world tourist destination that generates millions of dollars for them
every year.
Lesson in
Defeat
Dear
friend, the lesson from the Alamo is not a lesson of celebration of success,
but a lesson of celebration in defeat. The Texans are not celebrating because
they won the battle; they are celebrating because of their effort in the battle
to regain their independence from Mexico.
They
had been under the domination of the Mexicans for years. What they cherish most
was their freedom and nothing more. It is either they fought to regain their
freedom or they fought and lost their lives while trying to do so. They
actually fought and lost their lives, but posterity continues to cherish their
fight for freedom.
Celebrating
Your Failure
If
you have once tried and failed in any area of your life, you will agree with me
that the taste of that failure is bitter.
This is one reason many people will never get up to have a shot at
success. They are afraid they will not hit the target. That fear grips them so
much that they hardly take advantage of the ample opportunities that God has
placed before them.
Some
after attempting only once or several times and didn’t succeed would vow never
to try again. They don’t want to continue tasting the bitter taste of defeat.
It
is an indisputable fact that no one wants to fail, lose or be defeated. No
serious-minded person will embark on a worthwhile project hoping to fail. Be
that as it may, failure may steer us in the face more often than not. But when
you have fought gallantly and tried the best you can and you still don’t win,
don’t bury your head in shame.
The
feeling that you have tried the best you can should ginger you to celebrate
your failure. Failure is worth celebrating when you know that you have tried
the best you can. If your conscience is clear that you have tried the best you
can and you still fail, then, you have nothing to worry about.
When
you have failed, accept the fact that you have failed. Stop giving excuse for
your failure. It is a sign of frustration, hopelessness and despair to give
excuse for your failure, or to blame people for your failure.
Secret of
Power
The
secret of developing power for victorious living is to accept responsibility
for anything that happens in your life. Life is all about taking
responsibility. Even if your mind or someone tells you that one person or some
persons are responsible for your failure, this should not be a ground for you
to quit.
Accept
the fact that you have failed. Celebrate the fact that you have tried the best
you can. Celebrate the fact that you even summon up the courage to get up and
try. There are hundreds of thousands of persons who are not man enough to get
up and try. These persons are tied down by fear – fear of the unknown, fear of
failure, fear of people’s reaction to possible failure.
If
you have tried and failed, you are better off than those that have never tried
at all. For conquering that fear that is holding people back from trying their
best, it is enough for you to celebrate. And once you have conquered this fear
that is holding many people down, you stand a better chance to succeed than
those that are frozen with fear.
You
have every reason to celebrate your failure because you are at the threshold of
your success. This is why you must stop blaming people for your failure. If you
keep blaming people for your failure, you are indirectly saying that they are
the controller of your destiny and that as long as they are after you, you will
never succeed in life.
The
more you continue to hold unto the belief that some people are the cause of
your failure, the weaker and weaker you become. The true position is that no
human being is in control of your destiny. It is only the creator who created
you that has the final say about your destiny.
You
also have a part to play in the fulfillment of your destiny. For instance, God
has a perfect master plan for every person, but if you don’t connect with God
and key into His perfect master plan, people that I call “destiny stoppers” will
stop you from enjoying God’s master plan for your life.
These
destiny stoppers will try all they can to truncate your destiny, but if you
surrender to them by concluding that there is nothing you can do to overcome
them, they will eventually take control of your destiny.
But
if you constantly connect with God your maker and invoke Him to fight your
destiny stoppers, God will defeat them and they will never be able to destroy
your destiny.
The
secret of developing power for victorious living is to accept responsibility
for your failure. Whether it is your enemies or witches and wizards that are
responsible for your failure, it is immaterial. If you have failed, you have
failed. It doesn’t matter who is responsible for your failure.
And
you don’t even need to conclude that because they are responsible for your
failure, they are in control of your destiny. If you are holding people
responsible for your failure, you are giving them power - power that they don’t
have in the first place.
Never
give your enemies room to rejoice over you. No matter what they are doing to
destroy your destiny, never surrender to them.
Surrender to God because
all power belongs to God
God
can turn every defect to victory. He can turn every failure to success. But for
God to do this, you must make your ways right before him and connect with him
constantly in prayer.
WHEN YOU SURRENDER TO
GOD YOUR ENEMIES WILL SURRENDER TO YOU. THEY HAE NO CHOICE. IT IS NOT YOU THAT
WILL FORCE THEM INTO SUBMISSION; IT IS GOD.
If
you don’t take yourself away from Gods protection, preservation, mercy and
favour, victory awaits you at the end of the day.
P.S.:
To be continued. Please watch out for the concluding part which will come your way coming
week - May 19, 2014.
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