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God’s criteria for success

What makes a person successful? We hear these wonderful stories of some young man or woman, who comes out of college, starts up an entrepreneurial business of some kind, and in five or six years they are worth millions! Then, there is the sports hero who is given a contract for one hundred million dollars to play baseball for ten years! We think now that’s being successful. No doubt about it these folks are very fortunate, but are they successful in God’s eyes? Maybe not, you see God views our success differently.

The world defines success by the accumulation of money, honor, position, prestige, power, and material things regardless of what it has cost the person in terms of their personal life, their family, or their spiritual life. God considers a person successful when they are fulfilling the purpose He has for their life. Successful Christians are those who come to know their calling, understand their special gifting, and faithfully stay with God’s plan for their lives.

What is God’s criterion for reward? “Well done, good and faithful servant.” Hearing these words from God’s mouth is every Christian’s desire. Scripture [Matthew 25:21] tells us those words are told to those who faithfully use what they are given, who are reproducing more, and prospering in alignment with God’s plan.

A successful person according to God’s standard is one who is committed to God, has found his calling, is progressively fulfilling it by keeping with God’s Word, will, and His way. God has a purpose for each of us. Are you fulfilling yours? If you don’t feel like you are; stop, pray, and listen, ask God to allow His Holy Spirit to give you His will for your life. I believe as you do, God will speak to you. He did to me.

Part of my own calling to ministry for God is writing this blog each morning. I am successful because God told me to write this blog, and I do, cheerfully and enthusiastically! And, you know what? The Holy Spirit is so faithful to always, always give me the idea, and the material for the next blog message. I just show up (usually 4-5 AM) each morning, open my laptop and start typing. He feeds me what He wants me to say…I just keep typing until He says…stop!

God knows the plans He has for you (Jeremiah 29:11.) His plan is for you to be extremely successful – are you ready to fulfill your destiny?


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