Have you ever felt like failure disqualified you from God’s plan? Israel’s first defeat at Ai was painful and humiliating. But in Joshua 8, God gives them a second chance—not because they earned it, but because He is faithful. This time, victory comes through trust, strategy, and obedience. It’s a reminder that grace isn’t just a soft comfort; it’s a force that rewrites the end of our stories. God doesn’t abandon us after we fall—He invites us to try again, this time relying fully on Him. The Apostle Paul understood this when he wrote, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Corinthians 12:9). We long to avoid the sting of failure, but sometimes it’s the very thing God uses to reshape us. When we surrender our strength, He meets us with His. And that’s where the real victory begins.