The truth is that we are designed to fail. For those who are perfectionists this statement will be depressing, for others it might feel comforting.
When G-d puts a situation in front of us, He knows beforehand what we are going to choose, for G-d is above time and space. According to Maimonides of blessed memory, he stated regarding G-d: “He is the Knower, He is the known, and He is knowledge.”
So why does He have to test us? Isn’t it like putting a stumbling block in front of a blind man, which goes against Halacha (Jewish law).
The truth is that G-d does it so we can know where we are standing in our relationship with Him. If we don’t fail once in a while how are we supposed to know what we have to change in us.
So next time you do a boboo, stop and think “where am I in my life?, what needs to be changed?” Use that bitterness to propel yourself to move forward in the right direction.
Live a little higher
