Success

How do we/society view success or even failure? Is it simply a certain prominent career/job? There is nothing wrong with earthly achievements as long as we are obedient to our Almighty God. Oftentimes, we can easily get caught in evaluating success with a title, salary, possessions, etc. If that is the main/only metrics used, the potential difference between God’s view of success and a worldly paradigm, can be quite chasmic. God looks from the inside first and foremost. If our hearts are not Christ focused then what we gain here on earth is futile (Mark 8:36-For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? See also, Matt 16:26). We are to work hard and provide for our family and help those less fortunate. God is more interested in our heart, and less with our title and salary. In I Peter 3:3-4 we read, Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious. Also, look at what 1 Samuel 16:7 says, But the LORD said to Samuel, Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the LORD sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart. I need to ask myself a few questions regularly: How do I define success in this precious life that God has given me? What is my purpose? What does God expect from an obedient child? Blessings in your pursuit…….TO