It might seem incredibly mean for Christian artist Kirk Franklin to wish people to fail, but there is a very good reason behind his apparent cruelty.
In his Patheos blog, Franklin urged Christians to go make some mistakes because it is a necessary ingredient for greatness.
"Not some carnal, sinful flesh-serving kind of mistake, but an idea that fails. And an invention that doesn't impress people like it did when you showed your grandpa in the garage. A talent that you've been afraid to pursue since you were a little kid because you never thought you were good enough," he explained.
Franklin said that unpleasant things taste really bad on their own, but if combined with the right ingredients, make for one incredible dish.
"No one takes a stick of butter and eats it on their own (no one in their right mind!) No one takes a hand full of (flour) and throws it in their mouth. And neither is a raw egg or extract delicious on their own. But take them all, put them in a bowl, and mix them together and you'll get a delicious, sweet-tasting cake," he said.
Franklin explained that God is the baker so Christians should just leave their ingredients of disappointment, rejection, and embarrassment to Him because He knows the recipe to make things right.
It would be difficult to leave everything up to God, because patience is never easy to come by especially when people are eager to see their dreams fulfilled. But Franklin explained that "every sturdy wall has pillars that go deep inside of the ground to hold the wall up. The deeper the pillars, the greater the wall."
He added that people have to accept being "naked" in their road to success, even if people laugh and make fun of them.
"Every failure creates a layer that gets thicker every time it happens. Especially when you give thanks for the moments of failing to keep your eternal perspective of God using ALL things to work for your good," he said.
