Are you successful? Take a moment and reflect on the question. What is your answer? Now, answer the question from several different angles: Would your spouse (if applicable) say you are successful? Would your children (if applicable) say you are successful? What would your closest friends say? Your associates at work? Your body? Your conscience? What would God say? Your perspective can dramatically change your answer, can't it? Maybe you're wondering whether or not you should be interested in success. After all, Christians ought not pursue success, ought they? We need to focus on being faithful, not successful. Right? Well, yes and no. We definitely are to be faithful to all that God asks. But, success is God's idea. He wants you to be fruitful, productive, effective, blessed, and successful. Look at Joshua 1:8 (NASB): " 'This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to ...
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