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May 31, 2026·Sun AM
Praying For Failure
Sometimes the outcome we want would move us farther from the person God wants us to become. This sermon challenges Christians to pray not only for success, but also for God to close doors, frustrate plans, and even permit failure when success would damage faith, family, character, or eternity.
About this sermon
Sometimes the outcome we want would move us farther from the person God wants us to become. This sermon challenges Christians to pray not only for success, but also for God to close doors, frustrate plans, and even permit failure when success would damage faith, family, character, or eternity.
Key ideas
- Faithful prayer leaves room for God to say no or redirect us.
- Success is not automatically good if it moves us away from God.
- Career, money, relationships, ministry, health, and knowledge all need spiritual guardrails.
- We can ask God for success while sincerely surrendering the outcome to His will.
