Today I'm thankful for experiencing defeat. Defeat is never fun. It sucks actually, especially when you love or want something so much. Sometimes losing something causes us to feel defeated and down on ourselves, like we don't measure up to the standards that are expected or the standards that we're up against. It's easy to lose hope when you measure yourself against these standards, against the standards of the world. What I've learned over the years is that I'm not judged by what I accomplish, how much I own, or how much I earn. In the end I'll be judged by the content of my character, the love in my heart, and whether I was a blessing to others while on this earth. Was I a good steward of the gifts I've been blessed with? Did I use my gifts to give back to others? Did I make the world a better place in some way?
It's easy to lose perspective when you feel defeated, when you don't get what you want or when you lose what you want so badly. Sometimes God says "No" or "Not yet" but I have to keep things in perspective and rememeber to live and "win" with integrity and show dignity with defeat.
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