Equipped For Success

You have made known to me the ways of life; You will make me full of joy in Your presence.

Acts 2:28

Former U.S. senator Mark Hatfield told of touring Calcutta with Mother Teresa and visiting the so-called House of Dying, where sick children are cared for in their last days, and the dispensary, where the poor line up by the hundreds to receive medical attention. Watching Mother Teresa minister to these people, feeding and nursing those left by others to die, Hatfield was overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of the suffering she and her coworkers faced daily. “How can you bear the load without being crushed by it?” he asked. Mother Teresa replied, “My dear Senator, I am not called to be successful, I am called to be faithful.”

God has given us the tools to succeed. First Samuel 18:14 says, “In everything he did he had great success, because the LORD was with him” (NIV). When we are faced with overwhelming or seemingly impossible situations, it is our duty to remain faithful and to leave the definition of success to God.

How do you define success? Does it line up with the will of God? Meditate on these questions as you go through your day.