When I sit back and think what it would look like for Dave Oler to be successful, I get some very specific expectations that flood into my thoughts. My thoughts of success are wrapped around family goals, ministry goals and hopes, and who I want to become on the inside.
I believe God put something in us that makes us want to be successful. We want to succeed in life and more importantly, God wants us to succeed. Say this with me three times and don't say it like a sissy, say it like you mean it. GOD WANTS ME TO SUCCEED (x3).
If God wants us to succeed, then I believe it is necessary to allow God to define what success is and what it looks like. I do not want to spend my life chasing false definitions of success. I want to align my thoughts, my heart, and my pursuit around what God says success is otherwise my efforts are in vain.
In our book on page 17, Mark Batterson tells us what he believes God's heart for success looks like. Mark says, "I have a simple definition of success: Do the best you can with what you have where you are. In essence, success is making the most of every opportunity. Spiritual maturity is seeing and seizing God-ordained opportunities. Think of every opportunity as God's gift to you. What you do with those opportunities is your gift to God."
I like simple and this definition is simple. Making the most of our daily opportunities will turn into a life that been successful for the Lord. What are the opportunities God will gift us with this week? I know each of us will have different opportunities but they all come from the same Lord, same Spirit, same Master. Let's make the most of them and be a success story for our King!!!
Learning to CHASE LIONS with you,
Pastor Dave
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