Top 7 Bible Verses For Those Feeling Like A Failure

Here are seven Bible verses for those who are feeling like a failure.

Psalm 73:26 “My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”

When the psalmist wrote this, perhaps his heart was failing him but more likely, he was trying to remind his readers that we have no need to fear failure because failure is never final, so when he reflected back on the faithfulness of God and remembered that God is his strength, not him and that God is his portion, not him, he took his eyes off his problems or the potential of failure and fixed them upon God. When we have failed or feel like a failure in life, and we all do at times, remember, no one is a failure who has trusted in Christ.

Joshua 21:44-45 “And the Lord gave them rest on every side just as he had sworn to their fathers. Not one of all their enemies had withstood them, for the Lord had given all their enemies into their hands. Not one word of all the good promises that the Lord had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass.”

When we fail, we have just joined the human race because everyone has failed at something at one time or another but the encouragement that the Lord gave to Israel is reassuring that in the end, failure is only temporary, and for the believer, God has given us rest and we have victory in Jesus. We can rest in the fact that God will complete what He started in us (Phil 1:6), we can rest in the fact that there’s no separation possible from the love of God (Rom 8:37-39), and we can rest in the fact that “Not one word of all the good promises that the Lord had made” will ever fail to come to pass (John 3:16).

First Corinthians 10:13 “No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.”

When we are tempted, and everyone is, we can’t think that we’re alone in this because it’s common to mankind but the good news for the Christian is that “God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability” and so “with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.” God knows we’ll stumble and fall, but He is there to help us up again “the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment” (2nd Pet 2:9).

Lamentations 3:22-23 “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”

Is there anything more certain than the steadfast love of God? I don’t think so and this was no better displayed than on the cross. The blood of the Lamb shall never fail to cover sinners and cleanse them from all unrighteousness (1st John 1:9). Solomon knew that “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him” (Lam 3:24) because “The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him” (Lam 3:25)  and “It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord” (Lam 3:26).

Philippians 1:6 “And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.”

Here is a rock-solid promise from God that He is not going to fail in bringing to pass what He began in us, even before the foundation of the earth was established (Eph 1). If a person’s repented and trusted in Christ, God has begun a work in that person through God’s Spirit and the Spirit will complete what He started and “will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.” That you can be sure of because God never begins something that He does not finish.

Proverbs 24:16 “For the righteous falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked stumble in times of calamity.”

When the Jesus disciples saw that Jesus died on the cross, they believed it was the end. They thought their hope had vanished with the life of Christ gone but they failed to recognize that this is why Jesus came. God used the evil of the cross for much good (Gen 50:20) and to bring into His kingdom as many as He might save and those who He saves, cannot be lost (John 6:37, 39; John 10:28-29).

Conclusion

Some of the greatest figures in human history had lives littered with failure but if they had stopped there, the invention of the light bulb, the automobile, and the airplane would have come much later. Failure is part of the path that leads to eventual success. The greatest failure of all is to fail and never try again. When that happens, failure is final, but God never intends for us to fall and not get back up again. If that were so, no toddler would ever learn to walk. Failure leads to victory but only for those who persevere through them all.

Article by Jack Wellman

Jack Wellman is Pastor of the Mulvane Brethren Church in Mulvane Kansas. Jack is also the Senior Writer at What Christians Want To Know whose mission is to equip, encourage, and energize Christians and to address questions about the believer’s daily walk with God and the Bible. You can follow Jack on Google Plus or check out his book Teaching Children the Gospel available on Amazon.