Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION VI-WESTERN VISAYAS
Schools Division of Iloilo

ESTANCIA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

NAGA PAHIBALO SANG SKEDYUL SANG ENROLMENT PARA SA
ACADEMIC YEAR 2022-2023

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Special Program for Sports, Star Sections and Regular Classes)
Grade 7 – August 1 and 8, 2022
Grade 8 – August 2 and 9, 2022
Grade 9 – August 3 and 10, 2022
Grade 10 – August 4 and 11, 2022
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Grade 11 and Grade 12 – August 5 and 12, 2022
TRANSFEREES – August 11-12, 2022
BALIK – ARAL – August 15, 2022
Orientation sang mga Balik-Aral learners kaupod ang mga ginikanan sa may ENHS stage sa
takna nga alas otso sang aga (8:00 a.m.).
UNVACCINATED LEARNERS – August 16, 2022
Orientation sang mga unvaccinated learners kaupod ang mga ginikanan sa may ENHS stage
sa takna nga alas otso sang aga (8:00 a.m.).
 MGA KINAHANGLAN DAL-ON SA PAGPAENROL
GRADE 7
SF 9 (Report Card)
Birth Certificate (NSO/PSA/LOCAL REGISTRY)
Certificate of Good Moral (Optional)
4 pcs 1 x 1 I.D. picture (white background)
BALIK-ARAL
SF 9 (Report Card)
Memorandum of Agreement from the Guidance Counselor
4 pcs 1 x 1 I.D. picture (white background)
TRANSFEREES
SF 9 (Report Card)
Birth Certificate (NSO/PSA/LOCAL REGISTRY)
Certificate of Good Moral (Optional)
4 pcs 1 x 1 I.D. picture (white background)
Resident’s Certificate of Parent/Guadian (photocopy)
GRADE 11
SF 9 (Report Card)
Certificate of Completion
4 pcs 1 x 1 I.D. picture (white background)
Tandaan:
Sa mga vaccinated learners, magdala sang inyo vaccination card.
Ang I.D. pictures paga gamiton sa bag-o nga security system sang eskwelahan.
 PARA SA DUGANG NGA IHIBALO MAHIMO NGA MAKIG-ANGOT
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GRADE 8 – MR. NILO A. LABAJO – 09511041151
GRADE 9 – MR. ERNIE V. DIOCOS – 09190052199
GRADE 10 – MRS. CONCEPCION G. BARREDO – 09071178793
GRADE 11 – MRS. JENNY MAE T. MANGGASANG – 09084266159
GRADE 12 – MRS. LYN ELSIE L. SANDEFER – 09173125246
SPS - MR. RANDY P. BILBAO - 09124800208
STAR SECTION – MRS. MARYJANE A. INVENTOR - 0921320 6588
ENROLMENT FOCAL PERSON – JENNIE GRACE U. TINAMBUNAN - 09300518019
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION VI-WESTERN VISAYAS
Schools Division of Iloilo

ESTANCIA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

NAGA PAHIBALO SANG SKEDYUL SANG ENROLMENT PARA SA
ACADEMIC YEAR 2022-2023

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Special Program for Sports, Star Sections, and Regular
Classes)
Grade 7 – August 1 and 8, 2022
Grade 8 – August 2 and 9, 2022
Grade 9 – August 3 and 10, 2022
Grade 10 – August 4 and 11, 2022
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Grade 11 and Grade 12 – August 5 and 12, 2022
TRANSFEREES – August 11-12, 2022
BALIK – ARAL – August 15, 2022
Orientation sang mga Balik-Aral learners kaupod ang mga ginikanan sa
may ENHS stage sa takna nga alas otso sang aga (8:00 a.m.).
UNVACCINATED LEARNERS – August 16, 2022
Orientation sang mga unvaccinated learners kaupod ang mga ginikanan sa
may ENHS stage sa takna nga alas otso sang aga (8:00 a.m.).
 MGA KINAHANGLAN DAL-ON SA PAGPAENROL

GRADE 7

SF 9 (Report Card)
Birth Certificate (NSO/PSA/LOCAL REGISTRY)
Certificate of Good Moral (Optional)
4 pcs 1 x 1 I.D. picture (white background)

BALIK-ARAL

SF 9 (Report Card)
Memorandum of Agreement from the Guidance Counselor
4 pcs 1 x 1 I.D. picture (white background)

TRANSFEREES

SF 9 (Report Card)
Birth Certificate (NSO/PSA/LOCAL REGISTRY)
Certificate of Good Moral (Optional)
4 pcs 1 x 1 I.D. picture (white background)
Resident’s Certificate of Parent/Guadian (photocopy)

GRADE 11

SF 9 (Report Card)
Certificate of Completion
4 pcs 1 x 1 I.D. picture (white background)

Tandaan:
Sa mga vaccinated learners, magdala sang inyo vaccination card.
Ang I.D. pictures paga gamiton sa bag-o nga security system sang
eskwelahan.
 PARA SA DUGANG NGA IHIBALO MAHIMO NGA MAKIG-
ANGOT
SA MGA MASUNOD NGA MGA PERSONALIDAD

GRADE 7 – MR. GEORGE B. ENTATANO – 09469065528

GRADE 8 – MR. NILO A. LABAJO – 09511041151
GRADE 9 – MR. ERNIE V. DIOCOS – 09190052199
GRADE 10 – MRS. CONCEPCION G. BARREDO – 09071178793
GRADE 11 – MRS. JENNY MAE T. MANGGASANG – 09084266159
GRADE 12 – MRS. LYN ELSIE L. SANDEFER – 09173125246
SPS - MR. RANDY P. BILBAO - 09124800208
STAR SECTION – MRS. MARYJANE A. INVENTOR - 09213206588
ENROLMENT FOCAL PERSON – JENNIE GRACE U. TINAMBUNAN -
09300518019

Overcoming Failure

Romans 3:23 and James 3:2

Sooner or later, everyone will experience failure. There are some here today who have
had more successes than failures yet failure is a universal experience. Some of the
greatest people in history have had their life checkered with failure. Vincent van Gogh
only sold one painting while he was alive and that was to his brother. Albert Einstein
failed math in school. Josephine Bake failed in her singing career in America before
going to Paris and becoming a world-renowned singer. Walt Disney was fired because of
a lack of creativity only to become the greatest graphic artist in history. Babe Ruth set the
major league record for strikeouts and had 5 consecutive strikeouts in a World Series
game. Michel Jordan failed to make his high school basketball team.

Some of the greatest figures throughout Scripture have experienced failure. God
promised Abraham a son with his wife Sarah but after two decades they couldn’t wait
and he impregnated his wife’s servant. Moses was a murderer and wanted fugitive before
he became God’s chosen instrument to free his people from slavery. God made David a
King and yet he committed adultery and then had her husband killed. And yet, he became
a man after God’s own heart. Peter, the man whom Jesus called “The Rock” and said,
“Upon you I will build my church” denied Jesus three times. Yet he becomes the leader
of the disciples and the early church. Saul was the greatest persecutor of the early church
and murdered many followers of Jesus only to become its greatest missionary, evangelist,
theologian and church planter.

Failure is something we all experience. It does not discriminate by wealth, status,

education or influence. And failure can take many forms. There are vocational failures,
relational failures, physical failure s and spiritual failures. When any of these happen in
our lives, not only can we feel like we have failed but we can feel like we are failures.
And there is a huge difference between the two. William Brown said it best: “Failure is
an event not a person.” Failure is not determined by the mistake you made. Your
response to failure determines your level of success and accomplishment in life. It
determines who you become as a person but more importantly, who you become in
Christ.”

There are people who have failed and risen above it to become something better and
greater. And there are people who have failed and it has kept them down and they
became only a shadow of what they could have been. It’s the difference between failing
backward and failing forward, between one who is overwhelmed and one who rises
above. Failure happens to all of us, so we need to know how to respond to failure as
follower of Christ. Because not only is the world watching, but your response determines
the path of your life and spiritual growth. So how can we fail forward? First, face your
failures honestly. Instead of blaming others, claim responsibility. Instead of looking to
someone else as the reason you failed, honestly look at yourself. People fail in direct
proportion to the excuses they make for failure. Excuses are the exits off the freeway of
life and every time you take one, you begin to fail to make progress. We all fail. We just
hate admitting our failures. But it is the first and crucial step to failing forward. Part of
what can help us do that is to recognize everyone fails. Romans 3:23 says, “All have
sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. And James 3:2 says, “We all stumble in many
things.” Realizing you are not alone can help us to honestly face our failures.

Second, make God a part of your failures. Do you think God is surprised by our failures?
Do you think God sees Tim fail and then says, “My goodness, never in my wildest
dreams did I ever imagine that happening!” Of course God sees and knows about our
failures and yet so often God is the last person we turn to. In Joshua 7, Joshua sends his
army against the city of Ai and because of they had recently routed their enemies, the
Israelites underestimate Ai and are resoundingly defeated. There is great loss of life. In
response, Joshua falls on his face before God and cries out to him in prayer. In doing so,
Joshua invites God into the midst of his failure. So often when we fail, we turn to a
spouse, a friend, a co-worker or a relative when the person we need to turn to first is God.
When we let God be involved in our failures, it draws on his wisdom and insight and
allows us to keep perspective. Why? When you compare a failure to eternity, it’s not a
failure. In God’s economy, there is no such thing as failure, only opportunities for
growth. Remember, God does not seek success, only faithfulness. And when we turn to
God, we draw upon the power of the resurrection to overcome failure so that it doesn’t
become a roadblock but a stepping stone.

Third, learn and grow from your failure. IBM founder Tom Watson guided the company
for over 40 years. One of his most impressive moments in leadership occurred when a
junior executive lost $10 million on a risky venture for the company. Watson called the
man into the office who nervously blurted out, “I guess you want my resignation.” And
Watson replied, “You can’t be serious. We’ve just spent $10 million dollars educating
you.” Mistakes are great teachers that provide us with invaluable lessons if we allow
them to be. So, don’t waste your failures, learn all you can from it. Unfortunately, this is
so rare. So when Joshua and the Israelites experience defeat, Johshua rips his clothes,
falls on his face and begins praying to God asking God what can be done now. Joshua
teaches us that in the middle of a failure we need to ask God, “What can I learn right
now? What can you teach me?” Joshua’s prayer can change the course of our life. They
can resurrect relationships. They can spur our spiritual growth. But for that to happen,
you have to go to God in prayer and ask him to teach you what you need to learn from
this failure.

Fourth, put your failures behind you and move forward. Proverbs 24:6 reminds us, “For a
righteous man may fall seven times, he rises again.” S. I. Hayakawa writes, “Notice the
difference between what happens when a man says to himself, ‘I have failed three times’
and what happens when he says, ‘I am a failure.” Too often, we allow our failures of the
past to spoil our future. Everyone fails. What we need to remember is that we do not have
to stay down. Oliver Goldsmith says, “Our greatest glory is not in never failing but in
rising each time we fall.” You may not be able to reclaim the loss, undo the damage or
reverse the consequences, but you can make a new start – being wiser, more sensitive,
renewed by the Holy Spirit and more determined to succeed. People who fail forward
look to the future rather than the past. Kyle Rote, Jr. said, “there is no doubt in my mind
that there are many ways to be a winner, but there is only one way to be a loser and that is
to fail is not to look beyond the failure.” Paul put this this way: “This one thing I do:
Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal
to win the prize.” Phil 3:13 When we do, failure is not an ending but a new beginning. So
resolve to move forward. James Faillace tells of being 7 years old with his toes curled
tightly over the edge of the diving board and the refreshing blue water 12 feet below. He
found himself for the very first time on a high diving board. With friends cheering below,
which seemed more like a mile away than 12 feet, he was faced with a decision that one
step forward would bring great accomplishment, pride and acceptance or one step
backward would bring great failure, embarrassment and ridicule. Those who fail forward
resolve to step forward.” And then he says, “The most profound words ever spoken to me
came on the platform at my college graduation as he received his diploma: “keep
moving!”

Fifth, remember God’s love is not dependent on our success. “For what I received, I
passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins.” 1 Cor. 15:3 No
matter how you have failed, who you have let down or hurt, the Savior who died for you
still loves you. As Paul wrote, “Love never fails. ” 1 Cor. 13:8 God’s grace and forgiveness
is always available to you. God has not abandoned you. His love is always faithful as He
is always faithful. “Be of strong courage, fear not for the Lord thy God…will not fail, nor
forsake you.” Deut. 31:16 No matter how you may have failed or how big of a bluner
you might have made, God will never stop loving you. The reason is, “You are a child of
God in whom Christ dwells.” And absolutely nothing will ever that. God’s love will never
fail us.
Sixth, remember God can use our failures. “And we know that in all things God works
for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”
Romans 8:28 What we do for God and His kingdom, even when it may not work out like
we had hoped, does not fail. Years ago, I heard the story of a preacher who went to a
small town to preach a series of sermons in a revival. His attempt was to evangelize the
little town. He preached every night for two weeks and during that whole time, only one
little girl responded gave her life to Christ. The preacher left dejected thinking the revival
was a failure and for years, he bemoaned the great effort he had expended with such little
result. But that little girl grew up to be a strong, faithful Christian woman. She married a
Christian man, and together they produced several sons, all of whom became preachers of
the gospel. Those sons converted thousands of unbelievers to Christ. What we do for the
kingdom will not fade away. We are responsible for planting seeds. Only God is
responsible for the harvest.

Pastor Randy Kanipe tells the story of a Sabbath time away from his church while he was
struggling with failure. He happened to be walking by a cow pasture and stopped to
gaze over the fence, pondering the 'green pastures' that he imagined God leading him
through - my attention was drawn down to a big, round, flat - dried out cow pie. Lovely
sight! But right smack in the middle of that pile of dung was a single, beautiful flower. It
was blooming and doing it's best to grow as God designed, but surrounded by a foul
stench, and a horrid mess. The contrast between the beauty of the flower and the
stench of its surroundings was powerful. Yet somehow, God gave the flower the ability
to bloom where it had been planted. Obviously, the seed was there before the cow
made her deposit, and the flower had to push its way up and through that muck. But it
eventually did, and it brought forth great beauty. On looking around further - he spotted
several more flowers trying to grow in the middle of a pile of cow poop! I thought, you
know - there are the precious souls in my church who know all about the stink, who
know who’s responsible for the deposits, and can do absolutely nothing to move itself
or the poop. Yet it blooms anyway. In spite of their surroundings and in spite of the
overwhelming stench surrounding them, they bloom. And then he writes, “Sometimes
our lives can seem like that - doing our best to bloom where planted, to grow in spite of
the stuff heaped upon us and the stench that overpowers our best efforts to make the
world a better smelling place. Yet bloom, we do…. because the power of God is life! It is
life giving, it is life sustaining and it is life enhancing. The light will shine and the
darkness shall not overcome it. The beacon on a hill, not hidden under a bushel basket!”
4
George Frederick Handel in the early 1700’s literally held the world in his hand as the
greatest writer and composer of his day. But in 1740 things went sour for him, and
within two years, he was penniless and a beggar. He was struck with paralysis in one leg
and just shuffling the streets of London, a pathetic sight for all to see. One day a very
well known writer came to him and laid on his desk a manuscript and said, “I believe
music ought to be written to these words.” Handel’s first response was he didn’t want
to do it. He had experienced enough failure and wasn’t going to try one more time and
fall flat on his face. But when as he carefully read the manuscript, he was moved by one
passage, “He is despised and rejected of men, looked for one to have pity on him but
there was no one. Neither found he any comfort in them.” Those words spoke to the
heart of Handel and he continued to read until he came to these words: “I know my
Redeemer Livith.” For the next 21 days with almost no sleep, he composed the score to
go to these words. In his diary, he wrote: “I think I see heaven before me and great God
standing and watching over me.” When finished, it was performed at the London
Symphony Hall and King George II heard for the first time this piece known as “The
Messiah.” By the time the Hallelujah Chorus broke out, King George rose to his feet as
did every one else in the concert hall. And that’s where the tradition of standing for the
Hallelujah Chorus began. A man who was on the top of the music world and hailed by
everyone just two years before and then became penniless and despised, had just
written the greatest musical piece of all time.

Our response to times of trouble and failure literally becomes our witness to our faith.
Steve Brown writes, “For every non-Christian who has cancer, a Christian will have
cancer so the world will see the difference. For every non-Christian who has a business
failure, a Christian will have a business failure so the world will see the difference.”
Amen and Amen

Num 14:44-45

Purpose Statement: To see God’s purposes even in the midst of their

failures.

One character that I really identify with is Charlie Brown. One of the

things I remember about him most is his relationship with Lucy. She offers to

hold the ball for him every year, so that he can kick it. And then what

happens? Right, she pulls it away at the last second. He goes flying in the air

and lands on his back. I guess I admire it because year after year, he keeps

trying. He must know in his heart that she going to do the same thing. But,

he keeps trying. Theodore Roosevelt once said that “The only man who

never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything.” So, is all failure

bad? More specifically, what is your definition of success and failure? Whatdo you think
is God’s definition of failure? Can anything good come out of

the failures that we experience?

The Biblical View of Success and Failure

The more I look at Scripture, I see people whose ministry in the eyes of
the world may be considered a failure, but not in God’s eyes. John the

Baptist was beheaded in prison. Jeremiah escaped Jerusalem with only his

life. Moses was not allowed to enter the Promise Land. John was placed in

exile on Patmos. Isaiah was told in Is 6:9-10 that his mission would not be

successful in turning many back to God. Isaiah, tradition tells us, was sawed

in 2. Christ was homeless. Often his preaching drove people to say that he is

crazy and they walked away from Him like the rich young ruler did.

“Jesus took the risk of being open with people with the love of God;

many responded favorably, many did not. If, then, we live in the love of God

and listen to the Word of God, we will meet constant failure. It will be

tempting, because we live in such a results-dominated society, to see failure

as reprehensible and therefore to be avoided. One way to avoid failure is to

call it a mistake-and then to try to eliminate any mistakes, to make sure we

things right and that we succeed. Many local churches base their activities on
such priorities and virtually reject anything that is at all risky, because “we

cannot afford to make mistakes.” David Prior, 1992.

Are we still wililng as a church to risk failing and dream big. Could it be that

God’s definition of what success and failure is isn’t measure the same as the

way we see it?

With Christ, success is not performance; it’s surrender. To succeed is

to surrender your motives, ambitions, and priorities to Christ.” Patrick

Morley, p.49

Read Scripture Numbers 14:44-45. God doesn’t engineer failure. He

did not order this group to try to go into the promise land. It should have

been very clear He wasn’t going with them either. But, by God’s grace He

can bring good out of the bad and out of failure.

“Often the doorway to success is entered through the hallway of failure. Our

sins are a forcible reminder of our need for God’s grace; our weakness makes
us appreciate God’s strength. An understanding of our frailty is the basis for

a dynamic relationship with God.” p.30, Erwin Lutzer.

My biggest regrets come from not trying, not in failing.

3 Positive Results from each failure:

1. Make me more dependent on God. It could draw me closer and make me

more dependent. “Our failures can be used as stepping-stones to a more

meaningful relationship with God.” preface, Lutzer.

Failure helps me to become more aware of my weakness. Our defeats

enlighten us that we may not thik of ourselves more highly than we should.

2. Keep me humble (Lk 18:10-14) Moses was a man who met many failures

and victories. He is described as the most humble man on earth Num 12:3

It is said that Thomas Edison performed 50,000 experiments before he

succeeded in producing a storage battery. We might assume the famous

inventor would have had some serious doubts along the way. But when

asked if he ever became discouraged working so long without results, Edison

replied, “Results? Why, I know of 50,000 things that won’t work.”

Abraham Lincoln ran for public office on 7 occassions and failed. Albert

Einstein was once told that he was a poor student that wouldn’t amount to

much. A preacher once became so despondent after his first pastorate he

considered leaving the ministry. His wife encouraged him to stay. He moved

to another state and began a new work and now pastors a church of several

thousand members, is on the radio daily and authored many books. His name

is Chuck Swindoll.

3. Makes me appreciate the mercy and forgiveness of God. (1 John 1:8)

I would have given up on me a long time ago. But, God keeps on forgiving.

His forgiveness is not like ours. He doesn’t remind us when we come and

ask for forgiveness of past failures. He simply, joyfully and willingly forgives
Sometimes, things don’t go or end up the way we want or hope. We all have
failed – sometimes even while others have succeeded. We aren’t able to
complete a task or challenge, we lose a game, fail a test, let somebody down, fail
in a relationship – or marriage, do something that is wrong, or even turn our
backs on Jesus..

And, sometimes, we feel like a failure because of something that happens outside
of our control. It could be losing your job because of ’downsizing’, your parents
(or children) fighting or getting divorced, the weather ruins your crops or your
carefully laid out plans, or perhaps having something or someone we really
counted on suddenly taken away for one reason or another.

Whatever it is, it can feel like life hit in the chin, you’re just a dunce, or no matter
how many times you try you can’t even hit the target right in front of you.

The question I would like us to consider this morning is: How can and should we
face failure – especially our own? What do we do when it seems like we can’t do
anything right? How do we respond to life’s disappointments?

There are many models that we could follow. First, consider some of the most
common ones, which are also the ones we should not follow:

The Presidential Model - Cover it up and conveniently forget.

The Jim & Tammy Baker Model – Refuse to take the blame. Shed a lot of
crocodile tears. Threaten to sue.

The Celebrity Model – Deny. Act indignant. Throw some money around. Take
advantage of the free publicity.

The Enron Model – ’Cook’ the books to make your colossal failure look like a
tremendous success. Then destroy all evidence to the contrary and live it up
extravagantly.
The Judas Iscariot Model – Give up. Despair. Hang yourself. Be replaced. Set
your failure in permanent ink for all history.

Fortunately, we do NOT have to follow these models. We are blessed because

God and His Word tell us a lot about facing failure. In fact, the people in the Bible
we look up to all the time were pros at failing! Adam & Eve only had one simple
rule to keep and they couldn’t even do that! Abraham lied about his wife in Egypt
and said she was just his sister. Esau sold his birthright. Joseph’s brothers tried to
kill him and then sold him into slavery. David loved someone else’s wife and then
had her husband killed. Solomon received divine wisdom and then willfully chose
to live like a fool. Elijah allowed himself to get so depressed that after defeating
thousands, he ran away from a single woman and begged God to take his life.
Jonah first rejected God and His plan. How many times did the 12 disciples fail to
understand Jesus? To trust Him? On the eve before His arrest, they couldn’t even
stay awake for Him! And what about John’s three denials?

The Good News of Great Joy is that we have a Lord who loves us in spite of our
failures. That doesn’t mean He always loves our failures or that we won’t
sometimes have consequences because of them, but He will still love us and be
there to help us overcome even the worst of failures!

We’re going to try something different today. Whenever a Scripture verse drops
on the screen, I’m going to ask you to read it together with me. Let’s try it now
with the first one this morning.

It is at times of failure and disappointment that we most need to be comforted,

isn’t it? I want to make sure that you learn and never forget that if you know
Jesus as your Lord and Savior, He will always be with you and He will always
comfort you – no matter what is happening!!!

That doesn’t mean that He won’t prevent you from ever failing. Those things are
all part of what it means to live and learn in a sinful world. But He WILL always
be with you during those times to comfort you, guide you, teach you and make
you stronger and more godly because of your experiences. The world convinces us
that failure is the ’unpardonable sin.’ But, God Almighty desires to use our
failures to shape who we are and demonstrate His glory. Will you let Him?
1Cor 1:3-5 Jesus never failed, but He did suffer and face disappointment when He
lived on the earth as a man. He endured all of that for us in order that we may be
saved from our sins and so that we in turn could comfort others because we too
 have overcome horrible times. And don’t forget, His greatest accomplishment on
this Earth that, in the eyes of the word, was considered a colossal failure: the
Cross!

Two Championship Quotes:

1. “You don’t determine a man or woman’s greatness by wealth or success as the

world does, but rather by what it takes to discourage him or her.” - Dr. Jerry
Falwell

A true success in life is someone who has such great faith in Jesus that he or she will not
easily become or stay discouraged.

Why? Because they know that Jesus is still in control, that He loves them and that He will
never leave them or forget them.

2. “I have never known God to use a discouraged person.” - D.L. Moody

God only uses people of faith. A discouraged person is a person who has momentarily
stopped trusting God. But if you keep trusting Him, no matter what, He will use you to
achieve great victories!

2 Undeniable Facts of Life:

1. Life is NOT Fair, Get Over It!

God IS fair, but life is not.

Rejection is something that we ALL must face in our lives.

+ Choose to reject the rejection!

2. You Will Lose More than You Will Win

There will be more times in life when you are disappointed or encounter the unexpected
that you don’t want, then there will be times when you feel you’ve had a great victory.

That’s OK, it’s normal.

Consider an Olympic Gold Medalist. Most people who win an Olympic gold only win it
once. That means they’ve also lost a lot of times and fallen short. But if you asked them,
do you think they’d tell you it was worth it for that one win? Of course!

The losses are necessary in order to learn and grow enough to get the wins and the wins
are always worth enduring all the losses for!

FAILURE LIST: Often, when things don’t go the way we thought they would we can all
feel like failures, huh? Do you know that someone once said that the only real failure is
the person who gives up on himself? Or, as I like to say, the only failure is the failure to
learn. Everything is simply an experience to learn, grow and become smarter and
stronger!

Einstein, considered by many the smartest man of the last century, didn’t begin to speak
until he was 4 years old.
Isaac Newton, scientist and discoverer of gravity, did very poorly in grade school and
was considered by his teachers to have an “unpromising” future.

Beethoven, one of history’s greatest musical composers, was once told by his music
teacher that, “as a composer, he is hopeless.”

Thomas Edison was once told by his teacher that he was too stupid to learn anything. He
was told that when he grows up, he should find a job where he can get by on his pleasant
personality and won’t need much smarts. When Edison began inventing he experienced
one failure after another. Everybody laughed and made fun of him – except his mother
who always believed in him. Edison kept trying and believing and eventually had more
successful and life-altering inventions than anyone in history.
F.W. Woolworth got a job in a dry goods store when he was 21, but his employer would
not permit him to wait on customers because he “didn’t have enough sense to close a
sale.” Woolworth went on to start one of the first and biggest chains of department
stores.

Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team. So was Boston Celtics Hall
of Famer Bob Cousy.

Walt Disney was once fired by his newspaper editor because he “lacked imagination and
had no good ideas.”

Winston Churchill had to repeat the sixth grade because he did not complete the tests that
were required for promotion. He went on to become Prime Minister of England, one of
the men most responsible for stopping Adolf Hitler and one of the greatest statesmen of
the 20th Century.

Babe Ruth struck out a major league record 1,300 times. Yet, he also set a record for
home runs and is considered the greatest baseball player ever!

8 Steps to Successfully Face Your Failures:

1.Recognize that the real problem is a failure to trust Jesus. Romans 8:28

We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God: those who are
called according to His purpose.

2.Look for the lesson God is teaching you through this time. Psalm 119:71
It was good for me to be afflicted so that I could learn Your statutes.

3.Accurately assess your problems – rarely are they ever as bad as they seem.

Open a jigsaw puzzle and show one piece. Hand it to someone and ask him or her to look
at it and tell you what the piece shows. (most likely, they won’t be able to. If they can,
choose another piece). Now, let him or her look at the picture and see if now they can tell
you what the piece is (“Oh, that’s part of the purple flower” or “That’s part of the rock”
or “That a corner of Mickey’s ear.”).

Seeing the big picture always gives us perspective. When we can see the big picture, it
helps the little pieces make sense. Experiencing life is the same way. If we can see the
big picture around our troubles they’ll make a lot more sense.

But, sometimes, we aren’t able to see that big picture. We can only see the little piece of
life that we are living with. It is then that we need to remember that God sees everything
from beginning to end. He sees all the parts we can’t see, He knows all the things we
can’t know, and He understands all the things that make no sense to us. Even more, He
knows what all the kings horses and all the kings men don’t - how to put all the pieces
together again!

1 Corinthians 13:12-13

For now we see indistinctly, as in a mirror, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but
then I will know fully, as I am fully known.

Now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.

4.Forget what you can not understand. Don’t look back, just move on.
When Australia was a new nation, its leaders established a national crest.Two animals
stood one on each side of the crest – the kangaroo and the emu. These two animals
share a unique characteristic – while kangaroos and emus turn their heads to glance
backward in order to get their bearing, they always move forward. Though each animal
can reach forward speeds of 30 mph, neither is able to walk backwards. The founders of
Australia wanted their country represented by what moved forward, never backward.
That is just what Jesus wants us to do. Look back just long enough to recognize and
learn from our mistakes, but always keep moving forward! Philippians 3:13.

5.Laugh at yourself whenever possible. Relax.

6. Forgive everyone, including yourself.

Gary J. Oliver writes: “Failure and sin are part of being human... Yes, God abhors
sin, but He can use what He hates to drive us to the Cross, where we find
forgiveness, a renewed perspective, and grace to move forward.” 1 John 2:1-2

My little children, I am writing you these things so that you may not sin. But if
anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father – Jesus Christ the righteous
One. He Himself is the propitiation of our sins, and not only for ours, but also for
those of the whole world.

7.Make new and fair expectations.

8.Get up and keep on – even if it means risking failure again and again. Failures
are our stepping stones to later success. The only failure you can never overcome
in Christ, is your own failure to get back up and keep on for Him! Pr. 24:16.

Though a righteous man falls seven times, he will get up, but the wicked will
stumble into ruin.

MODELS TO LEARN FROM

Earlier, we looked at some of the world’s models for addressing failure. In light of
what we have learned from Scripture, let us now quickly review the positive
examples of overcoming failure in the Scriptures (again, credit to John Maxwell):

Abraham & Sarah: Live with your mistake and try, try again.
Jacob: Face up to your failure with an attitude of humility and servanthood.
Wrestle with God until He blesses you. Send your enemy a gift. Be ready to take
your lumps.

Joseph: Don’t compromise with sin. Don’t expect justice. Do what you can where
you are – even in jail. And get our as soon as you can.

Moses: Withdraw, get away from trouble, temptation and stress. Wait there and
prepare for the day God says, “Go back and fade ’em again – this time with Me by
your side.”

King David: Face up to your failure. Repent of your sin. Take your punishment.
Receive forgiveness. Get up and go on.

Simon Peter: Shed a lot of tears. Demote yourself and go fishing for a while.
When you hear His voice again, feed God’s sheep.

JESUS: Rise again . . . and prove them wrong!!!

CONCLUSION:

Consider the birth of a giraffe. The first thing to emerge from the mommy is the
baby giraffe’s front hooves and head. A few minutes later the plucky newborn is
hurled forth, falls 10 feet and lands on its back! Within seconds, he rolls to an
upright position with his legs tucked under his body. From this position he
considers the world for the first time.

The mother giraffe lowers her head long enough to take a quick look. Then she
positions herself directly over her calf. She waits for about a minute, and then she
does the most unreasonable thing! She swings her long, inward-bending leg
outward and actually kicks her baby hard enough to send it sprawling head over
heels!

When it doesn’t get up, the violent process is repeated over and over again. The
struggle to rise is momentous. The baby calf grows tired, the mother kicks it again
to stimulate its efforts . . . Finally, the calf stands for the first time on its wobbly
legs.
Then the mother giraffe does the most remarkable thing. She kicks it off its feet
again! Why? Because, she wants it to remember how it got up. In the wild, baby
giraffes must be able to get up as quickly as possible to stay with the herd, where
there is safety. Lions, hyenas, leopards, and wild hunting dogs all enjoy young
giraffes for dinner. And they’d get it too, if the mother didn’t teach her calf to get
up quickly and get away!

I know that sometimes my life can seem like that too! There have been many times
(and will certainly be many more) when it seemed that I had just stood up after
getting knocked down by a trial in my life only to be knocked down again. But,
you know, I’ve grown to realize that whether or not God is the one who knocked
me down, He is always there to help me to remember how to get back up; always
urging me to walk with Him, in His shadow and under His tender-loving care.