Hi, I'm Susie Larson. Thanks for listening to this podcast from Susie Larson Live.

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In fact, I look forward to bringing you conversations every single day that hopefully

inspire you in your faith walk, the deep in your understanding of God's word and that

heightens your awareness of his very real presence in your life.

Well, you've no doubt heard the phrase, failure is never final.

But have you ever considered that there might be an art to getting it wrong, that our messups

and missteps can actually serve a divine purpose in our lives?

What if you learn to take yourself a little less seriously and take God a little more

seriously?

What if you learn to loosen up and laugh a little more? Does that make you less responsible or does it just make life more enjoyable?

Especially if you're a perfectionist and you want to get it right so bad, I get it. I think I might

be a borderline perfectionist. But when we get to that point where we have such a high standard,

we never even want to start things because we're afraid of getting them wrong. Or maybe you've fallen down a few

too many times and you feel stuck and you've decided to lower the standard, lower just the bar

of what you're willing to even accomplish. Today's conversation is for you. I'm talking to Stephen

Miller today. His book is The Art of Getting It Wrong, Finding

Good and the Misadventures of Life. He's funny, so you're going to laugh, but you'll also be

really profoundly encouraged. And I think he's been challenged to reframe your disappointments,

reframe your failures, because they really can propel you into the best part of what God has for

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