1. Failure Is Not Final 

Proverbs 24:16 (NIV) – “For though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again, but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.”

Reflection:  

We all face disappointments—dreams that don’t come to pass, relationships that break, goals we miss. The enemy wants us to stay stuck in defeat, but God calls us to rise again. The difference between those who fulfill their destiny and those who don’t isn’t that they never fall, but that they always get back up.

Question: 

Where have you settled in disappointment or stopped trying because of fear? What is God prompting you to get back up and try again?

2. Learn from the Setback  

1 Chronicles 15:13 (NIV) – “It was because you, the Levites, did not bring it up the first time that the Lord our God broke out in anger against us. We did not inquire of him about how to do it in the prescribed way.”

Reflection:  

David wanted to do the right thing but went about it the wrong way. When his plan failed, he was disappointed, but he didn’t give up—he learned from his mistake and tried again God’s way. God uses our failures to teach us and prepare us for future success.

Question:  

What lesson might God want you to learn from a recent setback? How can you seek His guidance and do things differently next time?

3. Step Into Your Window of Grace 

Hebrews 3:15 (NIV) – “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion.”  

Zechariah 4:6 (NIV) – “‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord Almighty.”

Reflection: 

Sometimes things don’t work out because it wasn’t the right time or we weren’t ready. But God brings us into new seasons—windows of grace—where He empowers us to do what we couldn’t do before. Like Zerubbabel, who stopped building for years but finished by God’s Spirit, we too can step out in faith and see God move.

Question:

Is God stirring your heart to try again in an area you’ve given up on? Will you trust His Spirit and step into your window of grace today?