Success is who you are, not what you are trying to be. Yes! You may not look like it yet, but that's the truth for every child of God.
In Matthew 5:13&14, Jesus, talking about we being the light of the world and the salt of the earth, said "You are..." , not "You will be". Again I want to reiterate that no matter who you are, where you are or what you've been through, as long as you're a child of God, You are a Success! Glory to God!!
However, going down to verse 16 of Matthew 5, you will see that you have a responsibility to let that Success manifest. That is, there are things you have to do to let that Success become evident for all to see.
At this point I'd like you to know that Success is not a destination; it is a lifestyle. Success is not futuristic; it is present continuous. Success is not something that will happen someday; it is what you make happen by the things you do everyday!
Someone said that the successful do daily what the unsuccessful do occasionally. How true!
I'd love to share with you what I call habitual practices that guarantee success in life. That is, things that you have to do regularly and repeatedly, to make your success evident for all to see.
1. Live in accordance with the Word of God.
It will interest you to know that Success was mentioned only once in the Bible (KJV), and it was mentioned by God Himself. Living in accordance with the scriptures is the prescription God gave us for getting good success in life. Josh 1:8. Let your life and your conduct be governed by the Word of God and your success is certain!
2. Think success thoughts.
Your thoughts are very important to your success in life. You cannot be thinking thoughts of failure and defeat and emerge successful in life. When you begin to think you are at a disadvantage because of your background, your location, your physical disability, or the fact that you are not connected to influential people, just know that you are by your own self limiting your success. There are people who have been in worse situations than you are, who refused to think failure thoughts and went all the way to the top against all odds. Watch your thoughts! Someone said, "think you can or think you can't, either way, you will be right." Prov 4:23/23:7.
3. Take care of each of your tripartite self everyday.
Man comprises spirit, soul and body. 1Thes 5:23. Therefore, for you to be well-balanced, you must do something every day to take care of each of these three parts of your being. For your spirit, that means fellowshipping with God in prayers and Bible reading. For your body, you have to eat well and eat healthily and also exercise moderately. For your soul ( which consists of your mind, your will and your emotions), you have to READ, and this brings us to the next habitual practice.
4. Become a Reader.
The importance of reading good books and materials to your success in life cannot be overemphasized. Every successful person you have seen or heard of are voracious readers! They have read books to get the results they have gotten and they keep reading to keep getting results. Your perspective to life will be narrow and your mentality will be shallow if you don't invest money and time in good books! You see, success leaves clues. When you read books authored by men and women who have attained success in their areas of endeavour, you will see and learn things that took them years to learn and tap into their wisdom and understanding on life issues. As you put into practice the lessons you discover from their books, you will certainly get the same results they got and even more! Give priority attention to reading! 1Tim 4:13.
5. Honour and admire those who are already manifesting their successes.
This is the law of attraction. You attract what you respect. Don't be one of those who criticise or say unkind things about successful people. Admire them, follow them, imitate them, and you will soon become one of them. Phil 4:9; Heb 6:12.
If you follow and inculcate these habitual success practices, you have set yourself up for good success in life.
In Matthew 5:13&14, Jesus, talking about we being the light of the world and the salt of the earth, said "You are..." , not "You will be". Again I want to reiterate that no matter who you are, where you are or what you've been through, as long as you're a child of God, You are a Success! Glory to God!!
However, going down to verse 16 of Matthew 5, you will see that you have a responsibility to let that Success manifest. That is, there are things you have to do to let that Success become evident for all to see.
At this point I'd like you to know that Success is not a destination; it is a lifestyle. Success is not futuristic; it is present continuous. Success is not something that will happen someday; it is what you make happen by the things you do everyday!
Someone said that the successful do daily what the unsuccessful do occasionally. How true!
I'd love to share with you what I call habitual practices that guarantee success in life. That is, things that you have to do regularly and repeatedly, to make your success evident for all to see.
1. Live in accordance with the Word of God.
It will interest you to know that Success was mentioned only once in the Bible (KJV), and it was mentioned by God Himself. Living in accordance with the scriptures is the prescription God gave us for getting good success in life. Josh 1:8. Let your life and your conduct be governed by the Word of God and your success is certain!
2. Think success thoughts.
Your thoughts are very important to your success in life. You cannot be thinking thoughts of failure and defeat and emerge successful in life. When you begin to think you are at a disadvantage because of your background, your location, your physical disability, or the fact that you are not connected to influential people, just know that you are by your own self limiting your success. There are people who have been in worse situations than you are, who refused to think failure thoughts and went all the way to the top against all odds. Watch your thoughts! Someone said, "think you can or think you can't, either way, you will be right." Prov 4:23/23:7.
3. Take care of each of your tripartite self everyday.
Man comprises spirit, soul and body. 1Thes 5:23. Therefore, for you to be well-balanced, you must do something every day to take care of each of these three parts of your being. For your spirit, that means fellowshipping with God in prayers and Bible reading. For your body, you have to eat well and eat healthily and also exercise moderately. For your soul ( which consists of your mind, your will and your emotions), you have to READ, and this brings us to the next habitual practice.
4. Become a Reader.
The importance of reading good books and materials to your success in life cannot be overemphasized. Every successful person you have seen or heard of are voracious readers! They have read books to get the results they have gotten and they keep reading to keep getting results. Your perspective to life will be narrow and your mentality will be shallow if you don't invest money and time in good books! You see, success leaves clues. When you read books authored by men and women who have attained success in their areas of endeavour, you will see and learn things that took them years to learn and tap into their wisdom and understanding on life issues. As you put into practice the lessons you discover from their books, you will certainly get the same results they got and even more! Give priority attention to reading! 1Tim 4:13.
5. Honour and admire those who are already manifesting their successes.
This is the law of attraction. You attract what you respect. Don't be one of those who criticise or say unkind things about successful people. Admire them, follow them, imitate them, and you will soon become one of them. Phil 4:9; Heb 6:12.
If you follow and inculcate these habitual success practices, you have set yourself up for good success in life.
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