Here is a quote from my friend Dave McCarty that gives hope to the Failure in me.

“If it's not humbling to follow Jesus, if you don't constantly feel like a failure at it, something is wrong in your understanding of the Bible, or yourself.   The Pharisees and Sadducees didn't feel like failures, and Jesus had the harshest things to say to them, of all people.  I remember some years ago, a new Christian in our home group, said one Wednesday night, after reading her Bible all week, 'This is impossible.'  I replied, 'Good, now you are beginning to understand.'"