Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha
Success is not an arrival point where you have no spots or wrinkles.
Rather, it is forging ahead to daily implementing and achieving divine purposes
in spite of the spots and wrinkles which may or may not leave. But what is
important and significant is that you keep forging ahead, putting on your best
foot forward at all times.
Success is not entertainment, it is putting on your best foot forward at all times. That explains why success is not shallow. Success has great depths and for anything planted on success ground to germinate, blossom and fruit; it has to go into great depth. It should not be like the seeds which fell by the way side.
Success is not static. It is not a destination which you arrive at and
fold your hands to watch the ocean go by; listen to idle gossip; drink and drug
yourself to stupor; shop until you drop; wear the best of designer clothing and
accessories and everyone compliments you on your posh look; thrill and
entertain a crowd and everyone is falling at your feet.
Beloved, success is the totality of daily actions and utterances which you diligently commit to and implement to achieve divine purpose for your life.
Success is not applause. Applause is not only fleeting but also comes
with envy and hatred from people who want you in the doldrums. You can ask the
biblical Isaac whom the Philistines of Gerar envied because God prospered him
(Genesis Chapter 26); you can also ask David whose young life was daily
threatened by King Saul because he killed Goliath and the women of Israel sang
praises of him. Ironically, the women praised both Saul and David but because
they sang that Saul kills by the thousands and David kills by tens of
thousands, Saul became angry and envious of David and made several attempts to kill
David. Fortunately, none of those attempts succeeded because God kept David
safe.
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