You can't do it on your own

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"Unless the LORD builds the house, they labour in vain who build it."  Psalm 127:1 NKJV

Unless God is in something, it will fail, at some time. It's no-good kidding ourselves, we need God. We can go so far without Him but when things begin to crumble, it can seem like an earthquake.

When a wall is whitewashed, the finished article can look lovely - clean and tidy. However, if  the wall wasn't treated beforehand i.e. cracks filled in and sand-papered, then as the whitewash begins to dry the cracks will come to the surface and the finished article will look awful. 

It's the same with our past. Unless we allow God to re-mould us, scars which were left unhealed, begin to fester. This could be failures in business or marriage; abuse or any other physically and emotionally damaging memory. Stuff like this needs dealing with and the best place to start is with God. We cannot continue to carry around hurts and failures from the past. They will catch up with us sooner or later, and perhaps that is where you are at this time.

You may have failed at something. Now this may be a marriage; it may be a business venture; you may have flunked your exams at Uni and loathe the thought of having to do this all again. In God's eyes, there are no failures, just errors that can be re-adjusted. Many people fail at things but they don't give up; they just find another way to attempt again. Thomas Edison is a good example of this. He failed thousands of times to perfect the lightbulb. On the next attempt, he was successful. He is quoted as saying:

'I have not failed, I have just found 10000 other ways that didn't work.'

That is the hallmark of success. He could have so easily packed it all in as a bad thing, but he carried on. However, I can't help thinking that with God, He may have found the right way sooner, and saved himself all of the frustration.

You've been let down. Things have not gone as you know they should have. You may have given up on what you know - deep down is a winner. Don't give up now. You may be closer than you think. However, this time, do it God's way. 

That's a recipe for success

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