“What is the use of regret unless we can rise by it to a better future? Sighs, which do not raise us higher, are an ill use of vital breath. Chasten yourselves, but be not discouraged. Gather up the arrows which aforetime fell wide of the mark, not to break them in passionate despair, but to send them to the target with direct aim, and a more concentrated force. Weave victories out of defeats. Learn success from failure, wisdom from blundering.” (Spurgeon on Spiritual Leadership by Steve Miller, p. 93)It used to be a very great weakness of mine to dwell on my failures. I still don't like to fail very much AT ALL but at least I don't ALWAYS beat myself up for it. I'm so thankful that God is able to mature me and grow me!
And then as I was pondering quotes and scriptures, I had this thought--I like that sometimes quotes (and scripture) affirm the truth that I know, kind of like, 'Yes, see, you are on the right path!' or 'Don't you see and agree that God is good in that?!' Whereas other quotes (and scriptures) convict, in that they say, 'That path that you're walking? It's the wrong one'. : )
