Gospel Reflections #232: Our Failures, God's opportunities

Isaiah 30:12 "Your ears hear the words spoken behind you. This is the way you should go, walk here/go right, go left."

God will guide us at all times. But God never forcibly leads us, ignoring our free will.

We always move forward by our own choice. If we choose to go a way that is not God's way, He will give us a way back to His way again and again.

Because we are human beings affected by sin, we cannot always choose God's way by our own choice. We often make mistakes. But God does not take it as a failure, but as an opportunity for us to return to His way, and He works for our good.

Such is how, through repeated failures, we confirm who God is and who we are as human beings. When we try to rely on God, who never makes mistakes, we finally hear the whisper of the Holy Spirit and realize that He is showing us the best way.

Let us go to God today, let us rest, and let us immerse ourselves in His love.

In doing so, we will hear the whispers of the Holy Spirit.

We will surely then be filled with joy and want to share it with everyone!

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This Gospel Reflections page is written by Masae San, a devoted student of the Bible who passionately embraces the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She shares her daily reflections on the Gospels as a way to reach out to others and spread the message of Jesus. We're sharing her message here so that you too can experience the joy that comes from the Gospel that has filled her heart.