Joshua 1:8 "This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success."
I believe it was Jerry Falwell that said, "Being successful in the Christian life means that one must find God's will, follow God's will, and then finish God's will." Amen to that. True success is not about the size of ones bank account or the number of influential people they may know. The Word of God does not place a heavy emphasis on being successful. As a matter of fact, Joshua 1:8 is the only place in the Bible that it is even mentioned.
With that being said, every believer in Christ can be and should be a successful Christian. To do so, we must first find God's will. God's will is not hidden to us. He has revealed, and preserved it in the Bible. Now that is not say that God does not have a specific will for you as an individual, because He does. People struggle with the difference between the two. That is God's revealed and unrevealed will. Let me try and help here a little bit. God is not obligated to show any of us His unrevealed will for our lives as long as we are not doing His revealed will found in the Bible. It's kind of like having an engine for a car with out having the car. The car would represent God's revealed will, the engine His unrevealed will. We need both in order for us to enjoy the journey God has for us. So finding God's will is important.
Now once we've found it, next we must follow it. This of course is easier said than done. Sometimes we may not like what God's will is for our lives. Doing something that we don't like is part of maturing as a person and a as Christian. If we want to be successful though, we must follow God's will no matter what.
The last thing we must do is finish God's will. God's will does not change. However, there are many times that God may only reveal a portion of what He wants us to do for a particular amount of time. Once completed he reveals another part. The key to being successful is to finish God's will as He reveals it to us.
Everyone wants to be a success in this life, but few are willing to do what it takes to be. Find, follow, and finish God's will. Are you ready to successful?
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