THREE
REASONS FOR YOUR FAILURE & SUCCESS
LEARN FROM JOSEPH TO NEVER EVER GIVE UP
Joseph was a boy of 13 years old. He lived in the
ancient Patriarchal age. He was born as the son of the great Jewish patriarch,
Jacob. He had eleven brothers. One day Joseph had a dream followed by another
on another day. The dreams were like this:
Dream - 1. Joseph was binding sheaves in the field
together with his brothers. Soon his sheaf stood upright and the sheaves of his
brothers stood around and bowed.
Dream - 2. The sun and the moon and the eleven
starts paid respect to Joseph.
The meaning of the dreams was simple and clear.
Joseph is destined to become a man of honour equal to a King. The dreams went
deep into the heart of Joseph. It was transformed into a vision, and became his
destiny. In order to fulfill the vision Joseph needed a team. So Joseph shared
the dreams with his brothers and father. His brothers hated him because of his
vision and his father kept silence. They failed to realize that Joseph’s destiny
would be theirs too. All they had to do was, just stand along with him. But
they failed him.
One day Joseph’s brothers got him away from his
home and father. They planned to kill the dreamer and the dream at a time. They
threw Joseph into a dark deep waterless pit. But their eldest brother
intervened. Joseph was pulled out and sold to Egyptian merchants as slave. Thus
Joseph was disassociated with his first team which failed and moved to a
foreign land. Joseph was careful to hold on to his vision even during this
adversity.
The merchants sold him as slave to an Egyptian
military officer, Potiphar. In the residence of Potiphar Joseph had rather a
good time till adversity hit once again. Joseph never let lose his vision. He
knew that he is destined to become a King not a slave. Joseph was such a handsome
young man that the Potiphar’s wife wanted to have a relationship with him,
which he refused. Joseph did not allow anything to come across him and his
vision. But due to his refusal, he was falsely charged with sexual abuse by the
lady and Joseph was put in a dark dungeon, chained by iron chains.
Dungeon was yet another trial. One day Joseph was
connected to two former servants of the King Pharaoh. They had one dream each.
Joseph interpreted the dream for them. Everything happened according to
Joseph’s interpretation. One was killed soon and the second was reinstated as
the chief butler of the King. Joseph knew not that the chief butler was a
connecting link to a team that would fulfill his vision.
Joseph was counting his fateful days in the dark
dungeon holding tight on the vision he had 17 years ago. Looking at the
darkness around, he dreamt of a day of sunshine. Feeling over the iron chains,
he dreamt of a royal throne. It will come. It cannot be stopped.
As Joseph was thus spending his life in the dark
dungeon, one night the King Pharaoh of Egypt saw a dream. The King could not
understand the meaning of the dream. His official dream interpreters in the
palace failed to interpret the dream. Suddenly the chief butler remembered
Joseph and referred him to the King. Early in the morning, along with the
rising sun, Joseph was summoned by the King. Joseph retold the dream in every
detail and interpreted the dream. Joseph foretold that there is going to be 7
years of prosperity in Egypt followed by 7 years of famine. The King was
impressed at his wisdom and declared him to be the second in the country, only
a little below the King by the title and the throne. The country was ordered to
bow before Joseph and obey all commands of Joseph.
Joseph was 30 years of old when finally Joseph met
his team. The vision and authority formed a perfect team. The success team was
finally formed and moved together to the realization of the dream. The reign of
Joseph thereafter as the second in the country saved the nation and many around
the country and his brothers and father from a great famine.
Thus the vision of Joseph was finally fulfilled, 17
years after he accepted the vision as his destiny, leaving us a lesson NEVER
EVER TO GIVE UP OUR VISION IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY.
INTRODUCTION
Success is
the fulfillment of vision
Genesis 37: 20
Come now therefore, and let us slay him,
and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him:
and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
Success begin with the awareness of the vision
Ignorance is failure
Joseph became aware of his vision at the age of 13.
His two dreams implanted a vision in his heart
Joseph was destined to become a man of authority
and honour.
Only people with a vision will become a real success
Vision is a dream about something that has
happened beyond a period of time. ©
Vision is not a dream
Dream is unsubstantial (not solid or existing)
Vision is substantial dream (solid or existing)
Dream is a passerby; unless you stop it by force,
he will just pass by
Vision is to stay
Vision came for you, and only for you
Dream leaves you if you ignore
Vision haunts and tries you till the fulfillment.
Vision is unique
Dreams of same kind may be found in different
persons
Dream may be shared
Vision cannot be shared
However you try, vision cannot be fully shared or
imparted to anyone else.
Dream is a passion – you have to run after it
Vision is a driving force – it will make you run
Dream needs power to move on
Vision has innate energy
Dream is to be carried on
Vision has wings to carry you
You are always striving to realize the dream
Vision is striving to take you to the fulfillment.
Dream may be destroyed
Vision cannot be destroyed or defeated.
Dream may let you down
Vision will always lift you up
Vision makes - you
different from others
- You
Lonely
- Puts
you on the other side of all others
- Others
enemy to you
Vision is not comfort
Vision is a nagging
dream
Vision is pain and trial
THREE
REASONS FOR FAILURE AND SUCCESS
1. Your
friends (team) fail
2. You
fail
3. God
fail
1.
YOUR FRIENDS
(TEAM) FAIL
Vision gets momentum when you share it with your
friends and relatives
Vision is no secret
Sharing vision is
beginning of its fulfillment
But sharing vision is
the beginning of all trouble
Beware with whom you share
your vision
By sharing the vision,
you are spreading the banner
The vision has become
public
You cannot pull back
Going forward is the
only option
Never turn back
Expect the best; be
ready for the worst
WHY
SHARE?
You need a team to fulfill your vision
A team to share and support
When you receive a vision, be sure that a team is
getting ready somewhere
So Joseph shared his vision with his brothers and
father.
It was necessary for him to share
By sharing the vision, he declared that he has accepted
his destiny according to the vision to became a man of authority and honour.
Sharing your vision with your friends and relatives
is a search for a team
If you find at your first try, you are blessed
If not go on searching by sharing your vision
Sharing creates enemies too
Joseph was searching for a team
His immediate team was his household members
He decided to give a try.
But they failed
They turned out to be his enemies
Vision is not a night dream
Vision is implanted in you by God
God is creator and the preserver of vision
When God implanted the vision inside you, he has
made everything needed to its fulfillment
He has chosen a team of friends and relatives
But your team may fail
Moses had a team:
Aaron
Miriam
Joshua
Aaron lifted up Moses hand on the mountain
Joshua fought in the valley
As time passed on, some failed, others stood with
Moses
They may turn enemies
These enemies are misunderstood team members
Ignorance is their failure
The vision is good for them too
Still they may share your vision or reject it
If they reject, do not associate with them any more
Break up the team
Move away and move on
So Joseph moved to a foreign land – Egypt
He was in search of team to fulfill his vision
VISION HAS AN INNATE POWER
Failures are not the end
Failures are only
temporary hindrances
Hold on to your vision
Vision has an innate
power to survive
It has an intrinsic
power to lift you up from dungeons
Because of it you went
down
Its innate power will
lift you up
None can defeat
a man with a vision
Your enemies
may think they have killed you
But because of
your vision, you will never die.
Welcome
failures
They are only
temporary hindrances
Each temporary hindrances
is a turning point
Look at the
river
A huge rock in
the middle on the way down is a hindrance indeed
It will stop
the river for a moment
But only for a moment
The river will find a
way to move forward around the rock
It will once again be
united and flow on and on…..
Will any bird stop
flying because of high mountains?
It will find a new way
around or above the mountain
One huge rock or
mountain may create one obstacle, but three new ways to move forward – above,
left and right
FAILURES
ARE TURNING POINTS
Failures are turning
points
You are leaving an old
path
You are entering a new
path to success
Each failure is a
new experience
A lesson to
success
Enabling you to
success
Teaching you how
to handle success
Joseph could
disassociate with his brothers, his first team
He moved on
through a new path
To a new country
To a new team
Be thankful to
failures – they foreshadow your great success
Be thankful for
your enemies – you have got the right vision
Same vision
New path
New experience
EVALUATE
YOUR FAILURE AND SUCCESS
If your friends fail, you fail
If your team fails, you fail
You are meeting your first failure
Evaluate why you
or your friends failed
Do not allow the
failure to repeat
It may be because
Your dream is too big for your friends
Your friends have misunderstood it as a vision
solely for you – it was your survival and theirs too.
Those who understood did not support you in public
They
have no capacity for your vision
Do not be dismayed
Do not despair
This a turning point
You are moving forward to find a new team
Vision belongs to God
You are only its faithful steward
Vision has an innate power to fulfill it
2.YOU FAIL
Failure after failure
We give up the vision
We fail
Discouragement
Disloyal
team
Financial
challenges
Physical
problems
Rising
responsibility – family
Ageing
problems
But hold on
Hold on as you go to the dungeon
No Night will be longer than 12 hours
Every night is followed by sunshine
It is the unchanging law of nature
“If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind”? (Shelly,
the 19th c. poet in his Ode to the West Wind)
Night is not an inactive period
You are searching for a team
Early in the next morning you are going to meet your
perfect team
It is being prepared throughout the night
Pharaoh is having a dream
You started well
You got your vision well
You shared it with your immediate friends and
relatives
You sought help
But they failed
Brothers
became enemies
Father
failed to act in public
So move away in search of your team
DO NOT
COMPROMISE YOUR VISION
Events at Potiphar’s house is an interlude
It proves Joseph’s:
2.
Integrity
3.
Concentration on his vision
4.
Uncompromising spirit
5.
Comprehension of his great vision
It qualifies you for the vision
The long delay is trying out you
The chains do try out you
The darkness of the dungeon is trying out you
Do you qualify?
Success
is not a gift of luck; it is the reward for long suffering (long
suffering) and
perseverance (continue steadfastly or determinedly). ©
Remember, next morning you are going to meet your
success team
It is just around this night
It is only a matter of few hours
BREAK UP AND MOVE ON
Break up and move on are the two
actions you should do at a failure
Disassociate
Move away
Go forward in search of a new
team
THE SUCCESS TEAM
Joseph and Pharaoh
The visionary and the King
The vision and authority
3.GOD FAIL
God is the creator
and implanter of the vision
Men are only faithful
stewards
You were living a
simple life as an ordinary person
Vision was implanted
into you by God
There is something in
you that qualify you to carry the vision to its fulfillment
There is something
that makes you different from others
God will never
fail
God has implanted
energy inside the vision to go forward to the final realization
It just cannot sit
idle
It just cannot go
back without its realization
Look at clouds
Can it go back
without raining?
Can raining go back
to clouds without reaching the earth?
Can rain water go
back without making the land fertile?
NO
It is simply a
natural law decreed by God
It will not change
Every seed of plants are created by God
God has placed an innate energy inside the seed to
grow and multiply
God need not interfere at every stage
Vision has an innate energy to move on to the final
fulfillment
God need not interfere at every particular stage
Dreams may fade
Vision does not
Vision is to stay
WHAT GOD DOES?
What God does when
our friends and relatives (your first team) fail?
God will lift you and connect you to other friends
New friends
New team
New
circumstances
New job
Even, a new
country.
Be flexible and available.
Flexibility is the key to a new opportunity
Being available is the only way to catch hold of it
Do not accept failure and spend the rest of life
relating the tale.
Just move on …
Why care for those who failed you
Love them, do not hate, for they have just
misunderstood you.
But move away
Your vision is greater than a failed relation.
It may be a long
journey, but bear it
Joseph moved on from
his loving father and failed brothers (his first team)
He moved on with
Egyptian merchants
Egyptians merchants
were not his team; they were only a connecting link to a new country
Potiphar and family
is not his team
They did not share
his vision
They tried to
distract him from the vision
The dungeon looked
dark
But it was the last
part of the journey
CONNECTING LINKS
Take care of
connecting links
Pharaoh’s servants
are a connecting link
Do not ignore them as
little things
There is nothing
unimportant or useless
Something not of much
importance in a current situation will prove be to highly useful at another
situation
But connecting links
are not your team
They are only a
bridge to your team
A connecting link may
be:
A new friendship
A new business
opportunity (business simply is not your vision – what you are aiming to
achieve through business is your vision)
A new interview
An invitation to
associate freely with a project
Even rendering aid to
an old couple to cross the road may act as a connecting link.
CONNECTING LINK AND TEAM
Connecting links have
no capacity to fulfill your vision
Your team has the
capacity for fulfilling your vision
You cannot fulfill
your vision without certain ingredient that you lack
Your team supplies
that ingredient
Joseph and King
Pharaoh
Vision and authority
Connecting link is
only a bridge to your team
Team is back support
you need to fulfill the vision
WILL GOD EVER FAIL?
Yes, there is once
chance
If you fail, God
fails
If your first team
fails, your vision itself will lift you out
If you fail, nothing
can lift you.
So hold on
No night can be
longer
It is just a matter
of few more hours
Your team is getting
ready
Pharaoh is dreaming a
dream
His dream is the
final step to victory.
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