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Success
What
Is Success?
man's chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever
Pat
Robertson
"But seek first the kingdom of God and His
righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you" (Matthew 6:33).
The
world defines success as the obtaining of power and/or the accumulation of
wealth and fame.
In
the Kingdom of God, the successful person learns the principles of the kingdom
and applies them for the good of mankind and for the honor and glory of God (see Proverbs 2:10-11, 4:7, 9:10, 22:1).
The
Westminster shorter Catechism says that man's chief end
is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever.
Anyone
who has learned to glorify and enjoy God can be considered truly successful.
To the Christian, the ultimate success, according to
Jesus, is not to have devils subject to you or to do mighty works or great
deeds, but to have your name written in the Book of Life. (see Luke 10:20).
Primarily,
success for us should mean being saved and knowing we will go to heaven.
Beyond
that, success means to learn and to apply heavenly principles here on earth.
There is nothing wrong with being successful financially,
but you must be careful not to make riches and honor your god.
The Bible tells us, "By humility and the fear of
the Lord are riches and honor and life" (Proverbs 22:4).
If
a man is humble before God and learns to fear the Lord, he will be granted
riches, honor, and life as a result.
Jesus Christ said, "But seek first the kingdom of
God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you"
(Matthew 6:33).
In
God's eyes, the successful person is the one who lives within the kingdom and
by its rules. Worldly possessions are of secondary importance.
Excerpt taken from Answers to 200 of Life's Most
Probing Questions, Copyright 1984 by Pat Robertson.
Pat Robertson is the author of
nineteen books including “Right On
The Money,” “The Greatest
Virtue,” “Miracles Can Be
Yours Today,” “Courting
Disaster,” “The
Ten Offenses,” “Bring It On,” “Six Steps To
Revival,” “The
Turning Tide,” “The New Millennium,” “The New World Order,” “Shout It
From The Housetops,” and his first fiction, “The End of the
Age.” “The
Secret Kingdom” was number three on Timemagazine’s national non-fiction
list. “The New World Order” was number four on the New York Times’ non-fiction
list of America’s best selling books. “The Secret Kingdom,” “Answers to 100 of
Life’s Most Probing Questions,” and “The New World Order” were each in their
respective year of publication the number one religious book in America.
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