The Answers for Success

We strive everyday to be successful in what we do, whether it be Working a 9-5 job or raising a brood of kids. what we often forget and push to the wayside is that God has given us the keys to success. His inspired word shows what we need to do daily to be successful. While searching my heart for what to write about, God kept bringing me back to the book of Proverbs. In Proverbs chapter 3:1-12 God shares what we need to do, and what we should expect if we do these things. As we begin reading here God first calls us to keep his commandments, and he adds that if we do, he promises to add peace to us and a long life. as we read further God asks us to “Lean not on our own understanding” this tells us that we need to trust in God completely. We need to put our trust in Him alone, not in ourselves. When you truly trust in God you will “..by prayer and Supplication with thanksgiving let your request be made known unto God”(Philippians 4:6 KJV) and then it goes on to tell us in verse 7 that “the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”(Philippians 4:7 KJV) This scripture shows us that when we trust in God and bring our needs to him, he will give us a peace about the situation. Back in Proverbs we see that if we acknowledge him he will direct our ways, he goes on to caution us to be humble,. We should repent(turn away from) our sins and follow him alone ,turning away from evil things of this world. If we do these things he says it will be beneficial to our health, which returns my eyes to Proverbs 3:2 where he promised a Long life if we follow his commands. God goes on to ask us to Honor him with our success, the success he has allowed us to have through him. This is asking us to use what God has given us to Glorify him more, because without him we are nothing. God then promises us that if we do these things our “barns will be filled with Plenty” this tells me that if we Glorify God with what we are given, he will allow us to receive more so that we can honor him. and finally in this passage God asks us to not despise the Correction of the Lord, that God only corrects or punishes us because he loves us. If we ask him to not correct us, we are truly asking him to Love us less. Throughout scripture, we see references of God’s hand or Rod of correction. God shows us the parallel throughout scripture of the loving father who corrects his children out of love alone. This embodies our God, God is our heavenly father who loves us and has to correct us at times so that we know we have done wrong.

In short, the key to success is that we need to trust in God and Follow him alone because he knows the ways we need to go. When we do these things God promises to give us a Long, Healthy, Successful Life so that we can Glorify Him. And if we do step off his appointed path for us, he will be there to correct us, like the loving Father he is. So I challenge you friend, Trust God and see where he leads you, I promise he has a Plan for you, a purpose you probably can’t even imagine at this stage of your life, but God will help grow you to that point in your walk that you can be an example for others to see where God can take you.