{"id":544,"date":"2018-11-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-13T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.namb.net\/church-replanting\/resource\/what-to-do-when-youve-made-a-mistake\/"},"modified":"2020-06-21T21:48:28","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T01:48:28","slug":"what-to-do-when-youve-made-a-mistake","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.namb.net\/church-replanting\/resource\/what-to-do-when-youve-made-a-mistake\/","title":{"rendered":"What to do when you’ve made a mistake"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Recently my wife and I were at lunch with a couple from our church. They were going through a few things and wanted our prayers and guidance. We had spent almost two hours with them \u2014 eating, talking, praying, and enjoying their company.<\/p>\n

Then it happened. As I was getting up to leave, I fell. Hard. I honestly thought the booth bench was longer and I almost toppled the next table over trying to catch my fall.<\/p>\n

Everyone in the whole restaurant was staring at me: customers, waitresses, and kitchen staff. One man even offered his business card to me \u2014 an attorney who thought I might sue the restaurant on account of my misstep! The couple and my wife laughed so hard at me in front of everyone, and my wife continued to laugh at me the entire 15-minute car ride home.<\/p>\n

The reality:<\/strong>\u00a0At some point in ministry, you\u2019re going to fail<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re going to make a mistake. It will be a small one and not a career-altering one. It won\u2019t be the end of the world and you\u2019ll do it again. You\u2019ll preach a sermon that wasn\u2019t Spirit led and lands on deaf ears. You\u2019ll give counsel that leaves a member wondering why they came to you in the first place. You\u2019ll have a great idea for a ministry that turns out to be a bonafide bomb. You\u2019ll open your mouth and say what you really want to say, instead of seasoning your language with grace and mercy.<\/p>\n

What happens when you think you\u2019ve failed?<\/p>\n

First, you breathe.<\/strong>\u00a0Thankfully, God has all things under control and even when you do stupid things, he still will be glorified. I\u2019ve seen God turn what I considered colossal failures into moments of Spirit-led clarity for the other person.<\/p>\n

Second, you examine.<\/strong>\u00a0What led to that failure? Did you pray enough for that sermon? Did you give scriptural advice during counseling? Did you let your tongue take the lead in the conversation? Most of the time you can trace a failure back to a lack of the Word and Spirit in the situation. Is that your case? If so, that\u2019s an easy fix.<\/p>\n

Finally, you laugh.<\/strong>\u00a0We should not be so prideful as leaders that we can\u2019t laugh about ourselves. Play a game with your family. Watch a funny TV show or movie. Do something to take your mind off of your failure and just laugh. Take the gospel and your calling seriously, but don\u2019t take\u00a0yourself<\/em>\u00a0too seriously.<\/p>\n

Remember that God is using you, a sinner, to love His people. Failures will happen. When they do, just breathe, knowing God has the situation under control. Examine yourself to see how you can prevent failures in the future. And laugh with your family while not taking yourself too seriously.<\/p>\n

When I fell in the restaurant and the salt and pepper shakers went flying, everyone stared. It was embarrassing. The fall bruised my ego far more than my behind. Thankfully it\u2019ll be a story for a day or two around the house, but then it\u2019ll be forgotten.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the same with your misstep. It\u2019ll be forgotten by others much sooner than forgotten by you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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