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Do You Want to Be a Success?

Started by goodwordediting · 9 months ago

We talked on the telephone about why he wrote it.
That’s a line from a post Liz Strauss offered a few weeks ago. Liz, you continue to amaze me. Thanks for posting that essay and thanks for your intro. I’m a little slow in responding, but I didn’t want to let ... Continue reading »

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  • Charity Singleton

    2 years ago

    I've often wrestled with the definitions of "success" and "failure" in light of God's will. Apart from sinful behavior, which I suppose could easily be classified "sin," did I "fail" if I tried something risky and it didn't work out as I planned? Did it work out as God planned? If I failed, did God?

    Don't want to go too far with the confusion. These ideas have been plaguing me for years -- probably in light of some "failures" on my part.

    Thanks for this thoughtful post.
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  • Marcus

    2 years ago

    Charity, thank you for the thoughtful comment.

    Logically, I tell myself that success is simply Christlikeness. The more I am like Christ, the more I am successful.

    The trick is knowing what that means. And that is why Paul tells us to pray without ceasing.

    I wish that I would.
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  • Liz Strauss

    2 years ago

    I had to come over to say thank you for noticing. Changing the world happens one person one small act at a time. :)
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  • Marcus

    2 years ago

    Thanks, Liz. I try to remember that as I work. It is easy to get caught up in grandiose ambitions. Imagine how great the world would be if everyone helped and loved the people around they encountered daily.
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  • andre

    2 years ago

    Marcus

    Thanks for the post - success, failure and significance. There's so much more that can be said about the topic.

    We want to do great things for God...some years ago, in the midst of dreaming of doing great things I sensed what I believe to be a "still small voice" of God asking - "what if I want you to so something small...are you still willing to do that and trust me to do with that what I will?"

    Good post, my friend.
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