Situation: You screwed something up. Bad. Initial reaction: *state of shock and disbelief* Why God, WHY? Later on: *wallows in self-pity* How can this happen to me? What did I ever do to deserve this... More depressing hours later: *cries eyes out as (false) sense of abandonment sets in* Why did You allow it to happen God? Why didn't you stop me, or do anything to prevent this? Brief moments of calmness (in between sobbing sessions): Is this really necessary... Did it have to happen this way...? Failures for the believer are always temporary. God loves you and me so much that he will allow almost any failure if the end result is that we become more like Jesus. - George Verwer, missionary and author

11:10 a.m.