One of the things we desire most in this life is to be successful. If you play sports, then success is usually defined as winning a championship, being recognized as the best in your conference, league, etc., or being revered as a good player. In the realm of broadcasting and news, success is usually defined by winning an Emmy or by being revered by your peers. As normal people, we consider success as having a nice paying job, a nice home, a beautiful family, a nice car/set of cars, etc. As each of us are striving towards being “successful”, many books have been written to teach us how to become successful. If truth were told, we have a book that guides us on how to become successful! We have a book that’s been out for over 2,000 years and it’s the all-time best seller with its various versions! We have a book that is 1188 chapters long and it contains messages that talks about people becoming successful! This book, my brothers, and my sisters, is the Bible, the Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth. Within the Holy Word, God ministered to the wisest king of all-time, Solomon, on how to become successful. Let’s examine, through Solomon’s eyes, how do you become successful.
Within the Old Testament, God allowed Solomon to pen three Poetic books: Song of Solomon (Solomon’s love songs to God using metaphors to connect with the human mind), Ecclesiastes, and today’s focal book, Proverbs. Within Proverbs and today’s main scripture, Solomon gives us the two keys within his mindset that will make you and me successful. He starts the text by making mention of the first key: humility. God has blessed us to be smart or blessed within certain aspects of life. Some of us, He has blessed to be good negotiators. Some of us, He has blessed to be bookworms. Some of us, He has blessed to be good cooks. Some of us, He has blessed to be good hairstylists. Understand that it is fine and good to possess these skills, but you have to keep a level head and don’t think of yourself as something higher than what you are! God allows us to know that if we humble ourselves before Him, He will exalt us! If you maintain a humble heart, your name has exaltation written all over it! If you are reading today and God has not opened up the door of the ideal job, then stay humble! If He hasn’t opened the door for the right man/woman to come into your life, stay humble! If He hasn’t opened the door where you can establish your business, stay humble, because in due time, He will open the door you desire!
The other key to becoming successful in Solomon’s eyes is to possess “the fear of the LORD”. As we often hear the term “fear of the Lord”, some think this means fear God like you fear a gun being shot at you or fear a tornado or something hitting your home. In all actuality, this type of fear is meant for you and for me to revere our Heavenly Father and adore Him for who He is. When you revere someone, you do not disrespect them! When you revere someone, you take into account their feelings and their thoughts! When you revere someone, you often listen to them for guidance! If we love God like we say we do, then our actions in our everyday lives should not disrespect him. Our actions should consider God and what He would think! Our actions should make us take a moment and receive guidance from the Lord. Solomon told us in Proverbs that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and knowledge! In becoming successful, as you fear God, He will provide you the necessary knowledge and the necessary life’s experiences (wisdom) to make it!
When you use two keys to crank up the engine of God, then the “car of success” can get moving! When the “car of success” is moving, you have brought into existence wealth, honor, and life. In closing on today, the books on success are wonderful. We receive real-life examples from real people who have worked to become successful. Just remember that you have a book in the Word of God that provides us examples of men/women who were successful as well. Today, God allowed us to see from Solomon’s eyes that if we humble ourselves to Him and fear/reverence/adore Him, then we can become successful! Aren’t you glad that you can be successful in the name of Jesus Christ? If you are ready to be successful and/or desire continued success, go out there and get it!
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