As a former college dropout myself, the ‘Off-track’ portion of the book ‘From Failure to Promise – 360 Degrees’ resonated with me the most. I, too, spent a long time carrying “baggage, regret, and inner turmoil” and for a while wouldn’t go to church in fear of telling anyone that I’d failed (880). Like Dr. Moorer, when I did go, I pretended everything was fine and went to lengths to avoid talking about myself. It was a profoundly lonely time and I felt dirty for living a ‘façade’ that could shatter at any time and expose me for the loser that I believed myself to be. Reading about Dr. Moorer’s experience made me realize that I wasn’t the only person who’d underwent such failures and that I was foolish to let my shame consume so many of my interactions.
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Moorer stated throughout the book that it was his faith in God that helped him persevere through the difficult times and realize his true potential. He “under[went] a series of setbacks only to be set up for the promise that God (had) in store for (him)” (77). Even while he acknowledged that it was through his education, drive, and experiences that he’d become successful, he added that it was “God (who) used (his) determination and obedience to propel (him) from failure to promise” (70). He recognized that his journey from failure to promise was part of God’s plan and that it was his belief in God that ultimately led him to …show more content…
The individuals are, in turn, influenced by their friends and families, who are shaped by their communities, which are directed by larger societal factors, and so on. As such, what happens to others and to the larger, global society affects us and, in turn, our response to these events affects them. Therefore, we have the responsibility of becoming a positive influence. It is up to us whether we’ll take up the mantle and position ourselves in circles four to seven, and create the impact we are called to
Moorer stated throughout the book that it was his faith in God that helped him persevere through the difficult times and realize his true potential. He “under[went] a series of setbacks only to be set up for the promise that God (had) in store for (him)” (77). Even while he acknowledged that it was through his education, drive, and experiences that he’d become successful, he added that it was “God (who) used (his) determination and obedience to propel (him) from failure to promise” (70). He recognized that his journey from failure to promise was part of God’s plan and that it was his belief in God that ultimately led him to …show more content…
The individuals are, in turn, influenced by their friends and families, who are shaped by their communities, which are directed by larger societal factors, and so on. As such, what happens to others and to the larger, global society affects us and, in turn, our response to these events affects them. Therefore, we have the responsibility of becoming a positive influence. It is up to us whether we’ll take up the mantle and position ourselves in circles four to seven, and create the impact we are called to