How to overcome the fear of failure

Our own fear of failure isn’t the fear of failing in and of itself; it’s that we fear what the results of that failure might be: rejection, loss, financial destruction, and loneliness. But what if . . . What if even in the big things we could believe that failure is the rich soil where our faith grows? What if we believed failure was full of new insights, wisdom, and self-knowledge? What if we could see that failure filled us with humility, gratitude, and even a little grit from the battle? And most importantly, what if we believed God doesn’t see our failures, but sees our future and holds it all in his hands?