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PATH FINDER OR FAULT FINDER

 

 

There are two (2) kinds of people in this world; its either you’re a Path Finder or a Fault Finder. Do you see the good in everything and even the bad as well and use that to chart the way forward or do you get stuck on everything that has gone wrong and use that as justification to not move forward with your life?

 

Path finders are resolute and stand on the promises that were/are declared over their lives because for them nothing can stop them from advancing to the next phase of their life. Interestingly enough they don’t see failure as a stop sign but rather they see failure as an opportunity to pause and make an assessment to re-establish themselves before moving forward once again. The reverse is also true for Fault Finders instead of working with the ninety nine percent (99%) of things that have gone right they find the one percent (1%) and zoom into it so much so that it becomes magnified as the 99%.

 

What do you really see? Do you see possibilities even in the worst situations or do you see endless despair? Better yet are you an Optimist or a Pessimist? It's so important, the point of view that you hold because ultimately it will determine your future even more than you know. You must endeavor to allow your mentality/spirituality to always build pathways geared towards taking you toward your destiny.  

 

The prophetic book of Jeremiah declared “for I know the plans I have for you, saith the Lord; thoughts of peace, and plans not of evil, to give you an expected end". (Jeremiah 29:11) Those who are Path Finders accept this promise with their whole heart even though there are times when it seems all the evidence is stacked against this declaration coming to past.  But their mindset is as that of Job who said though “he slay me yet will I trust Him” and as David said I will guard my “heart because from it flows the issues of life” (Proverbs 24:3). Path Finder’s know that “as a man thinketh in his heart so is he” (Proverbs 23:7) as a result they “strive to enter in at the straight gate” (Luke 13:24) because it is that which will lead them to eternal life.

 

Fault Finder's are always cursing the day and living in dismay because of all the challenges others face and even more so the ones that they face on a day to day basis. They see life in a negative light and though they would love  more than anything else to be positive and resolute, the fear of failure keeps them “pinned to the starting blocks of life”. If you’re in such a position there have gone before you many famous individuals who have failed more often that they have succeeded. A prime example is that of the famous scientist Thomas Edison who while inventing the light bulb didn’t achieve success after over 1000 attempts. When he was asked why he continued despite so many unsuccessful attempts, he said “I didn’t fail 1000 times. The bulb was an invention with 1000 steps”. 


Failure is one of the most important teachers that we have access to in our lives. We need to embrace failure but embracing failure doesn’t mean that it's your intention to fail its simply a part of the road map to success.

 

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