In a world where human frailty collides daily with divine expectation, the Christian faith insists that mistakes are not the end but the corridor to renewal. “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness,” read Prophet T.B. Joshua in a stirring message titled Mistakes Are Correctable, citing 2 Corinthians 12:10 (NRSV). To him, the Christian life is not the evasion of errors but their redemption: “Making a mistake is not so much the issue but rather how it is handled.”
Prophet T.B. Joshua, once told his global audience that mistakes were necessary signposts of growth. “If you must get to your goal, there must be a time to cry, a time to lament, a time to complain and a time to be happy,” he explained, warning against the subtle internal voice that drives people to defy divine order. “Our biggest enemy is not the challenges we are facing but the little voice inside urging us to go against God’s wish.”
His words resonate with Gbile Akanni’s timeless allegory in Mr Flesh, where he describes the inner tyrant of self as the architect of repeated blunders. Akanni insists that until the flesh is crucified, mistakes will dominate the soul’s journey. Yet both voices converge on one truth: mistakes are not fatal—they are invitations to surrender. “When we connect with Jesus genuinely by way of a personal relationship, He will walk you through everything you do,” Joshua reminded his audience.
This theology stands in sharp contrast to the harsh culture of shame in many societies, where mistakes are equated with finality. Instead, both Akanni and Joshua place error within the architecture of destiny. The Holy Bible itself underscores this paradox: David’s fall, Peter’s denial, and Paul’s violent past all became instruments of divine refinement. “Though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again,” declared Proverbs 24:16, echoing the eternal cycle of collapse and restoration.
The potency of Joshua’s message was underscored by living testimonies. In a Honduran COVID-19 isolation centre, patients connected virtually as he prayed for them. One survivor, Aracely, testified: “I sensed the healing and delivering power of God. I felt my lungs fill up with air. I’m happy and I give all the glory to Jesus Christ.” Another, Francisco, declared: “During the prayer, I felt so much heat all over my body that even the doctor had to bring me a fan. Thank You, God! I’m delivered!” Their recoveries, once deemed impossible, became vivid portraits of divine strength revealed through human weakness.
Joshua’s pastoral counsel was blunt yet liberating: “No one is above mistakes and one cannot live a proper life without making them. Run to God whenever you make mistakes instead of running away from Him.” By reframing error as a channel to God rather than a barrier, he challenged believers to embrace vulnerability as a sacred path to maturity.
Ultimately, the message of Mistakes Are Correctable anchors itself in grace. As Gbile Akanni notes, “Until Mr Flesh is dethroned, mistakes will remain. But when Christ rules, mistakes become miracles in disguise.” For Joshua, that miracle is not abstract but experiential, as he prayed over the sick, declaring: “Never a sickness Jesus cannot heal, never a burden He cannot bear.” In the Christian imagination, mistakes no longer matter because the cross has already settled the score—transforming every failure into the raw material of redemption.
– Inah Boniface Ocholi writes from Ayah – Igalamela/Odolu LGA, Kogi state.
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