Failure is not to be feared. We cannot win if we are afraid to lose. It takes real courage to try something when the odds are overwhelmingly against you.
A renewed mind and an enlightened heart will both face life positively. They’re both confident in the grace and goodness of God.
It is much better to try and to fail than never have the courage to go after something. Too many missed opportunities lead us into the valley of the shadow, where we are a pail version of what we could have been. Passivity, procrastination, and caution are all forms of regret. It is where we look back at our faint hearted approach to life and discover how timid we have become.
The future is still stretching before us. It is vital that our past does not become our future or regret will shadow us all our lives.