Philippians 3:8 “I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.”
Just about everyone wants to be successful, but what is success? Rock band Queen’s Freddie Mercury, who died of AIDS, said: “Success has bought me world idolisation and millions of pounds but has prevented me from having the one thing we all need – a loving ongoing relationship.” Was he successful? Success is so often narrowly defined as accruing lots of money, possessions, power and prestige. But Freddie, along with so many others, discovered that you can have everything to live with and nothing to live for. He never made the step from success to significance.
How about you? Are you still striving for success, or do you recognize that significance is of higher worth? Often we learn the hard way, striving in our former years in our quest for worldly success before realigning our priorities on our journey to significance. Success isn’t wrong – let’s be clear on that – we just need to know what real success is, and recognize that it is easy to confuse our success with God’s approval. Maybe we could merge the two words by redefining success as finding the will of God and doing it, no matter what.
Zig Ziglar wrote: “Success is not measured by how you do compared to how somebody else does, but by how you do compared to what you could have done with what God gave you.”
So is it time for a change of direction, job, career? Maybe, or maybe not. A journey towards significance doesn’t necessitate a change of jobs. It could involve more profoundly a change of heart and a change in the way you order your life and view the world.
Take a look at what motivates your choices, your priorities, your objectives. Do you think you’re on the right track? It’s well worth heading in the right direction…
Lord, I choose to follow your call for my life. Show me the way, that I may walk in it. Amen!
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