Real Success

What is real success? 

For many people, success means having a good career, a flourishing business, a high-ranking position or lots of property and valuables.

Like others, I also had the same opinion about success until one day when God changed my point of view.

On that day my uncle died, and his remains were cremated. I was troubled and upset at how his body was being transformed into dust.

Then I realised that we can take nothing from this earth. Whatever material possessions we have become meaningless to us when we die.

This experience opened my eyes to the truth.

We cannot measure success only by earthly values such as education, position, wealth or honour. Other values are more important to pursue in this life, values that last into eternity.

Only our actions in this life and our relationship with Christ can we take with us into our new life with him.

Prayer: Dear Father God, help us to measure success according to your values. We pray as Jesus taught us, saying, ‘Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever.’ Amen