An Edison Moment
It was the American inventor, Thomas A. Edison, who reminded us that " just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless. " This is a good reminder for each of us who get down on ourselves because we didn't do what we were supposed to do. We aren't useless just because we failed. We are human! We are fallible. We are going to make unwise choices from time to time. It is what we choose to do IN those moments that makes all the difference. Do we get down on ourselves, labeling ourselves as 'useless', or do we take our failure to Jesus and ask him to help us find a way to take different steps the next time? You can’t whitewash your sins and get by with it; you find mercy by admitting and leaving them. (Proverbs 28:13) Edison also recounted that he had tried a lot of things, but in trying these 'new ways' he found lots of ways that don't work. We oftentimes find ways that just 'don't work