Success in God's eyes is completely different than success in the world's eyes. God is not impressed by your money, your personal power or your drive to achieve these things. In fact He will be saddened by them if it means lying, cheating and squelching people for you to get there. So how do I become a success in God's eyes? I have long called Proverbs 3 the Success Chapter of the Bible, especially these verses.
Proverbs 3:3-4 Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. THEN you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.
Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight. (He will direct your paths.)
God wants to be the author of your success. He has a plan for your life but you have to surrender to it. I love the saying "you never see a hearse followed by a U-Haul". All you get to take with you when you leave this earth is your history of your love for God. So then, what is the most important thing in all of life?
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