True Success

True Success

How unfortunate one can become because of their successes and accomplishments. Very often, success is the Devil's tool to our failures. While we are prone to measure success by virtue of accomplishments; God measures success by virtue of accommodation. That is: we yield ourselves thoroughly to the influence of the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 5:18). Success is born from success. Jesus Christ did not and does not seek success for us; He Is God's success to us. This reality is a potent disadvantage for the devil. The Christian does not aim for success; we are in possession of Success. Jesus Christ never had to achieve success... He is Success.

There is actually only one thing that you can succeed in with God, and that is the surrender of your will. In doing so, the Holy Spirit will eagerly make holiness the delight and discipline of your heart. Simply put: success is Christ-Likeness in and through the common times and the drudgery and battering of life. If you make success your goal; you fail. God has never commanded us to achieve for Him... but to Believe Him (Proverbs 3:5,6). If you make Christ-likeness your discipline; you are a success. Amen!

Sincerely, Dr. Arthur Belanger

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