When I was 15, there was an Earthquake that did a lot of damage in Southern California.  A fish store that I frequented had all its aquariums land on the cement floor.  It was a huge failure, a loss for the owner.  We talk about one of the biggest failures in the Bible, Peter denying Jesus after Jesus had wanted him to serve as the rock upon which he would build his church.  Peter did rise up, however, and do just that.  He overcame his failure.  But he was also executed, we believe, for his trouble.  We talk about letting God take our failures and turn them into successes - and about letting God decide just what sort of success we will achieve.