Turning Setbacks Into Comebacks

Growing up here in North Texas, every few years my parents would drive me and my brothers and sisters to Michigan to visit our grandparents. All of us would be crammed in our van for the 18 hour one-way road trip. It actually made for some great memories.

There were some not-so-fun occasions when we would have car trouble though. Sometimes it was a quick fix, other times we had to wait for hours before getting back on the road. But no matter how small or how big the setbacks to our trip were, we never gave up on getting to our destination.

Sadly, when it comes to setbacks in life, too many people allow them to change the entire course of their life in a negative, harmful way. The truth is, regardless of how many setbacks you may have faced, God still loves you and has a great plan for your life.

Jeremiah 29:11 says, For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome. (Amplified Bible)

Life is a journey. You are going to have some ups and downs, but God has a final outcome, a destination, already designed for you. And it’s a destination of victory. If your outcome right now isn’t the one with you as the victor, it’s not the FINAL outcome. It isn’t over until you’re the overcomer. God is still behind the scenes working on your behalf.

Maybe you think you’re disqualified from the original dream God put in your heart. You feel like you’ve made too many mistakes, too many wrong turns. Well I have good news for you; God has mercy for every mistake and forgiveness for every failure. When you turn to God, He is not holding anything from your past against you. He will bring you back to the final destination he has always had destined you for.

Don’t settle for average or second best in your life. Refuse to accept anything less than the great life God has in mind when He thinks about you. Romans 8:28 tells us that if we love God, He causes everything to work together for our good. That means what Satan meant as a setback, God will use to setup your comeback.