Success Continued...

Read Joshua 1:8

Today, as promised, I would like to address success a little more. A man or a woman is a success:
-When they discover that true happiness is found in making others happy,
-When they can find joy and real pleasure in performing the drudgeries of life,
-When they can dream noble dreams and achieve their fulfillment,
-When they can look on “publicans and sinners” and behold in them potential virtues and possibilities through the transforming grace of God,
-When they know how to turn enemies into friends and keep them friendly.
Again, I challenge you to look at these aspects of success and see how you can apply them in your life today. Thomas Jefferson said it correctly, there is only the “pursuit of happiness”, but you can find happiness in assisting others. When you see the expressions of gratitude from someone you have helped, happiness will come over you that you do not expect.
Look at the necessary activities of your life that may not seem enjoyable, and transform them into the “get to” index of your life. Remember, the alternative may be no life at all.
Try viewing that person that cusses with the best of them at work as the next great preacher, teacher, singer, or any other person that God desires to transform. Remember, the apostle Paul reminds us that “of such were some of you”, but you have been redeemed by the grace of God.

“Success is blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it... Success is shy - it won't come out while you're watching.”
-Tennessee Williams