LIFE LESSONS FROM CHESS | LEARN FROM MISTAKES

Tue, Oct 26, 2010

Key Bible Verses: Though a righteous man falls seven times, he rises again, but the wicked are brought down by calamity. (Proverbs 24:16)

One of the best ways to become a more proficient chess player is through your losses. Failing to learn from the games and positions you are exposed to sentences you to perpetual commission of these errors. (Peter Kurzdorfer) Forgetting what you have done will not help you improve in any way.

As a righteous follower of Christ, there are times when our thoughts and actions fall short of God’s expectations. When we fall, it is important that we get back up. An important key is to rely on God to help us discover where we went wrong; then, develop a plan of action in the event we face a similar situation in the future.

My Response: Lord, I realize that mistakes are inevitable. Help me get in the habit of learning from them.

Thought to apply: We fall down, we get up. And the saints are just sinners who fall down and get up. (Bob Carlisle)
Life Lessons from Chess is a multi-part devotion series written by Major Paul Fleeman. Select the titles below to see other devotionals in this series.

Tags: Spiritual Life

May 18, 2012

Praying Scripture – 1 Chronicles 16:29

“Ascribe to the LORD
the glory due his name;
bring an offering and come before him.
Worship the LORD
in the splendour of his holiness.”

Living Scripture - Hebrews 12:8-9

If you are not disciplined
(and everyone undergoes discipline),
then you are illegitimate children
and not true sons.
Moreover, we have all had human fathers
who disciplined us
and we respected them for it.
How much more should we submit
to the Father of our spirits and live!

May 17, 2012

Praying Scripture – 1 Chronicles 16:29

“Ascribe to the LORD
the glory due his name;
bring an offering and come before him.
Worship the LORD
in the splendour of his holiness.”

Living Scripture - Daniel 6:10

Now when Daniel learned
that the decree had been published,
he went home to his upstairs room
where the windows opened toward Jerusalem.
Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed,
giving thanks to his God,
just as he had done before.

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