Where Am I Looking?

When I begin to experience the frustration of presumed failure, I may be induced to see myself as a “failure” and outside of Christ.  A different identity is pressed at me and upon me.  If I accept it and do not abide in Christ (which is where I am), the deeds of the flesh will result.  Revival and restoration will not come by conquering failure but by looking again at Jesus, who is my life and who produces true life.