Webster’s brief definition of setback is, “a reversal in progress.” No one is exempt from these testy times, no matter how spiritual their makeup.
Setbacks are a part and way of life. Hiding your head in the sand or trying to wish them away, will not avail in vanquishing them. They must be faced if we are to move forward. They are to be prayed and thought through.
There are various causes for reversals in our lives. God sends them to discipline us; our enemies, to discourage us; and the devil, to defeat us. One way or the other, a set back does not mean you can’t come back.
There are times when two steps backward can take us five paces forward. I know it is paradoxical, but sometimes seemingly lost ground can project us forward. Ask any broad jumper, and he will attest to this truth.
Though it is both embarrassing and humbling to be set back a grade, it is possible to come out of such a situation the wiser.
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Thanks again , Doc. I remember your sermon years ago on ‘ The God of Second Chances’. Most of my setbacks are self imposed. God’s grace is sufficient.