Success is everyone’s dream, but then how do you become more successful? To answer the question we need to refer to God's word. What does the bible say about success, because knowing and doing what God say is the key to success. [Joshua 1:8] This Book of the Law shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe and do according to all that is written in it. For then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall deal wisely and have good success. God is always ready to to make us more prosperous than we are but to receive that favour we need to have a personal relationship with Him. [Mathew 6:33] But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
Here we now know what we need to do, according to God's word, to be successful. But then what is success and how do we measure it. I think most people would consider success as achieving goals, acquiring wealth, and having prestige, favor, status, and power. Success is defined and measured in a different way by God. [I Kings 2:2-3] 2 I go the way of all the earth; be strong, therefore, and prove yourself a man. 3 And keep the charge of the LORD your God: to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His judgments, and His testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn. So God's measure of success is our abedience and faithfulness to him in the face of trials and tribulations. Our loyalty and personal relationship with God should always exist and we are successful if we accomplish His goals in our lives.
[Romans 8:16-18] 16 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. If we take Jesus according to people's views he was a failure during his time on earth because he had little in material possessions, and did not even own a home. He was rejected by most people, and was even hated by some. However, according to God Jesus was the most successful person to ever live because "the redemption and salvation of all of mankind was accomplished through His son Jesus". By God's grace and great love for you and I, He sent Jesus to pay for our sins, and now the gift of a restored personal relationship with God and eternal life can be ours all because of Jesus Christ. [John 1:12] But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name. Because of his accomplishments, Jesus now has the power to give us the right to be children of God. He holds all the authority, status, power, prastige, favour and anything we can think of associated with success. [Ephesians 1:18-23] 18I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength, 20which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, 21far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. 22And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, 23which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.
Let us, therefore, aim to stay loyal to God without giving up and seek to be successful according to the will of God and he will see us through because he is faithful. [Galatians 6:9] Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up
God Bless
