WHAT IS SUCCESS!

"This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth;....for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous and then thou shalt have good success". Joshua 1:8. The word "success" appears only once in the Bible and that is in Joshua 1:8. My friend, what is success for you? We spend so much time trying to prove to the world that we are successful. From the cloth we wear, the cars we drive, and the discussion of the stuff we have. The death of the king of the pop begs the question what does it really mean to succeed? The riches, fame, and influence brought him no peace at all. He died by the trapping of his so called success. How about this man: arrested many times, in and out of prison, often run out of town, never built a building, never spoke on television, never had a website, never had a Face Book, twitter or instagram, never owed his own home, had to work on the side to support himself, not a skilled speaker, unimpressive looks, and seems to be involved in public controversies (Paul). Is he a success buddy? In 2 Corinthians 3:1-3, Paul says about his success like this "You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everybody, You show that you are a letter from Christ, the RESULT of our ministry. As far as Paul is concerned, the proof and success of his ministry was the changed lives of his hearers. It's all about lives changed by the HOLY SPIRIT. And success according to the Bible: 1) A GOOD NAME rather to be chosen than great riches, and LOVING FAVOR rather than silver and Gold. Proverbs 22.1, 2) A wise son maketh a glad father (Generation). Proverbs 10:1, 3) Because I delivered the poor that cried, and fatherless, and him that had none to help (Charity). Job:29:12, 4) I have fought a good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith: henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness (Victorious Christian life). 2 Timothy 4:7-8. Lord was speaking to me while I was studying this. Hope this is helping you my friend.