Ang nagkukubli ng kanyang sala ay hindi mapapabuti, ngunit kahahabagan ng Diyos ang nagbabalik-loob at nagsisisi.

Mga Kawikaan 28:13

Isa sa episodes ng kids’ show na Gabby’s Dollhouse ay pinamagatang “Dollhouse Defenders.” May isang bad guy ang naghahasik ng kapilyuhan, kaya naman nagstep-up ang bidang sina Gabby at Pandy. Unaware of their unique and individual superpowers, they just did everything they could to help save their friends. Towards the end of the show, they looked back on how Gabby, who kept making mistakes, played a crucial role in their adventures. Gabby realized that these mistakes led her to finding the solutions for the problem. Finally, she declared what her superpower is — the power of making mistakes.

Gaya ni Gabby, nagkakamali rin tayo sa buhay. But unlike her, many of us have a hard time admitting our mistakes. Our performance-driven society has set the bar high for us. We have grades to earn in  school, the legacy of our family we have to live up to, and the beauty and success standards to meet dictated to us by social media. It is tiring to live up to these expectations every day. It makes us feel like we cannot fail.

But we, imperfect people, are bound to make mistakes. What Proverbs 28:13 (TLB) says is very comforting: “A man who refuses to admit his mistakes can never be successful. But if he confesses and forsakes them, he gets another chance.” Laging may chance kay Lord! Madalas, ang pinaka-disappointed kapag nagkakamali tayo ay hindi ang mga tao sa paligid natin kundi ang ating mga sarili. I am not saying that we can deliberately commit sin. But when we do, we can always come to God. Failure is not the ending of our story when the focus should be the redemption of God in our lives.