When a lose is really a win
Throughout the Word of God we see His people being defeated. But not for long! And even when it seemed "permanent," it wasn't. Why? Because as Christians, even when we lose our lives, we win! So if we take it to that extreme - the seemingly worse "loss" of all - there simply is no way we can lose as Christians! If we die, we are with the Lord! This is THE biggest win of our lives! If we lose the occasional spiritual battle, it teaches us to know better the next time around. If we lose all of our possessions, we still have Christ! And He provides better. If we lose our reputation, man's opinion matters not anyway because we belong to Christ and our true character is known by Him alone. So many seeming "failures" in my life were ordained by my loving Heavenly Father. A good parent doesn't want their child to succeed before they are ready to handle it. And the Lord is our perfect Parent. Only He knows when we need to learn from failure,