True Success- By Jill

"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 all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success." -Joshua 1:8

When one of my sons was little, he told me he told me he was worried because he didn't know what he was going to do when he grew up. What job would he have and how would he make enough money...

As a mother of three sons, I see a tremendous amount of pressure by our society on males to be successful according to the world. I too want my children to be very successful, however, my idea of success if very different than the world's view. The world gets so caught up in money~ how much you make, how much your house is worth, what kind of car you drive, etc.

In the book of Luke 18:18-30, a ruler asks Jesus how to inherit eternal life. Jesus responds~ that he must sell all, distribute it to the poor and follow Him. Then he would have treasure in heaven. the rulers response was, "he became very sad, for he was extremely rich." 

"How hard it is for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God." This doesn't mean that rich people can't enter heaven. But too often we don't see our need for God when we are satisfied. Our purpose on earth is not to make ourselves rich and build our own kingdom, but to glorify God in all we do (1 Corinthians 10:31). 

We are God's ambassadors to the world, reflections of who He is. Therefore in all we do we must reflect Him. God's Word tells us that His Word "is a message to obey, not just to listen to. If you don't obey, you are only fooling yourself." (James 1:22); "Man is only blessed by doing God's will." (James 1:25)

Matthew 6:19-21 tells us, "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal, for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."

If we, "seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, " He will provide every we need (Matthew 6:33). Now THIS is true success.