2011-10-20T11:15:52-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/defeat/ http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/spiritual-termites-6463 2011-10-20T11:15:52-05:00 the defeat you're experiencing—it's not to bury you, it's to draw your attention to the sin you've consistently ignored. So exterminate the sin; do a little rebuilding, and you'll be stronger than ever. With the weakness inside corrected, you can be a winner again. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/falling-down-but-not-staying-down-5879 2009-09-11T10:55:29-05:00 When you fall down, be as defiant about getting up and walking again as a baby is. When you belong to Jesus, there is no such thing as a knockout. When you belong to Jesus, failure is never final. Listen to God's words, "Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise!" http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exod.32.18&version=NIV 2009-07-21T16:42:49-05:00 What would the sound of defeat sound like? As Moses is coming down Mt. Sinai with the ten commandments in Exodus 32 he hears the sound of singing coming from the camp. He tells Aaron, that it doesn't sound like the sound of victory or of defeat. Moses replied: "It is not the sound of victory, it is not the sound of defeat; it is the sound of singing that I hear." http://hutchcraft.com/a-life-that-matters/radio-program/how-champions-bounce-back-8219 2009-03-17T15:49:01-05:00 I’m Ron Hutchcraft, and when you fail, when you’ve had a loss, you can do one of two things: let your defeat become discouragement, or let your defeat become determination. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Personal-Power/Bouncing-Back-when-You-Blow-It-3801 2008-07-30T16:55:55-05:00 Maybe it's a pattern you know all too well. Like a dieter, you've made up your mind to change--to do things Jesus' way. You're living right, you're doing well. But one day you mess up and fall back into something the old you would do. And you feel ashamed. Now right here is the point--in dieting or being a disciple--that will determine whether or not this is a brief detour or a huge defeat. What will you do when you've blown it? Now, you can clean up or give up.