When You Fail Publicly

Ever blown it in a way everyone could see and wondered if God is done with you? In this episode, discover how Jesus restores and recommissions public failures like Peter, and like you.Have you ever failed so publicly that you wondered if you’d permanently disqualified yourself from being used by God?When your sin, meltdown, or bad decision is out in the open, it’s easy to believe the lie that you’re now “damaged goods,” forgiven maybe, but benched for good. Shame whispers that your worst chapter is the headline of your life, and that God has moved on to someone more reliable.In this episode, we look at Chuck Colson’s Watergate downfall and Peter’s denial of Jesus in John 21 to see a different story—one where Jesus doesn’t just forgive fallen people, He restores them and sends them back out with a renewed, humbler calling. You’ll be encouraged to believe that your failure can become, in God’s hands, the very place He shows His grace most clearly.BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU’LL LEARN:How Jesus’ threefold question to Peter, “Do you love Me?”, gently rewrote Peter’s three denialsWhy your worst, most public failure doesn’t cancel God’s call on your lifeA simple way to bring your own failure to Jesus and ask, “How do You want to use me now?”Share This Episode:https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com/141Want to keep these devotions coming? Please consider supporting this podcast.https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com/support/Connect with BartFacebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/dailydevotionsforbusylivesWebsite: https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.comFeeling spiritually drained? Start here. Download your free copy of my eBook Making Time for Jesus here.Mentioned in this episode:Join Our Private Facebook CommunityIf you're looking for a place to connect with other Daily Devotions listeners and pray for each other, I'd love for you to join our private Facebook community group. Come find us at https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com/groupSubscribe to the NewsletterIf you’d like weekly encouragement delivered straight to your inbox, plus a free copy of my eBook Making Time for Jesus, sign up for the Daily Devotions for Busy Lives newsletter at https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com/subscribe.