tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095392322947191941.post7915610863233940620..comments2009-05-07T15:18:47.194-07:00Comments on Gardener of the Soul: I Think Like a Failure!pat hardestyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01908981280125275901noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095392322947191941.post-43288807110236186192009-04-11T01:05:00.000-07:002009-04-11T01:05:00.000-07:00This is one subject I've always struggled with. I ...This is one subject I've always struggled with. I do believe failure is a choice. But I also think failure is a consequence of circumstances too. I'm thinking of these economic times of unemployment. When I've been unemployed, it is the reality of waking up in the morning and facing life with either the past problems, or facing the day with the excitment and challenge of finding a job. Or I think of my spouse - when he "feels" like a failure, I take on that feeling too and then have to step back and decide to go through the process of living independent of his choices of the day. And I think of my children - when they "feel" like failures, I struggle to step back and pray for their lives. I heard some "church women" state the other day that we shouldn't ask God for favors. And I totally disagreed with that concept. It may be a little different than your "entitlement" definition above - but the God part in me says that HE wants us to ask for favor. I believe He "FAVORS" us. So in my life, successes and failures moments, I usually think, pray for, look for, and accept FAVORS from above. <BR/>Pam FitzAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095392322947191941.post-68732854303402411022009-04-02T05:48:00.000-07:002009-04-02T05:48:00.000-07:00Well put and I heartily agree.Well put and I heartily agree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com