How to be a successful Christian?

[Angee Licaa]

Do you know what success is? Many people believe that success consists in acquiring a certain amount of wealth. Their sole purpose is to accumulate money and material things. Others think success means how much power they get. So what is success for a Christian? Join me in reading the article below for a new perspective on Christian success.

Take advantage of your time

In order to grow properly and have a healthy spiritual life, Christians need to follow certain rules. In particular, taking advantage of your own time to get closer to success is a necessary and important factor. The Bible neither encourages nor prohibits people from becoming rich, intelligent, or attractive. Jesus invited both the rich and the poor to be His disciples, but He stressed that what is often considered “success” in this world has nothing to do with our heavenly calling.

Jesus said: “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where vermin and iron destroy where thieves break in and steal; but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there will also be your heart.” (Matthew 6:19-21)

Many people today are focused on achieving certain worldly treasures, honors, or lifestyles. We are socially conditioned to achieve these things, and to achieve them is what most people consider “success”. But, God's Word tells us these things will pass away; they don't actually hold any value in eternity.

Focus on what's important

Instead of getting caught up in the fad, letting ourselves be driven by selfish ambition and conceit, we can focus on things of value! We can seek the above and have real value in eternity. Think how different it is to pursue the honor of God, instead of the honor that comes from man, to “…pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with all who are in need. a pure heart calls to the Lord,” instead of earthly riches! (2 Timothy 2:22) These things are of eternal value; They do not spoil, nor will they ever be worried or disappointed.

Real success in acquiring the qualities of Christ in our lives comes down to a godly nature. Not worth more than this! And God promises that it will work for us if we obey His word in our lives, with sincere hearts. (Joshua 1:8) may we strive to be successful Christians, not seeking to achieve great things in this world, but pursuing godly devotion in our lives. me.

“…As His divine power endowed us with all things related to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, the what has been achieved gives us great and precious promises, so that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, free from corruption in the world through lust. But for this very reason, devote all your diligence, adding to your faith, understanding, intellectual self-control, self-control perseverance, godly perseverance, benevolence. godly word, and loving-kindness like yours.”

Live by the Bible for success

The story Jesus told in Luke 12:16-21 shows that the things people seek and treasure have no eternal value. Our soul is most precious, more valuable than the riches of the whole world. The Lord said, “What good is it to a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul? What then will you give in exchange for your soul?" (Matthew 16:26 BDM). Jesus said that people who are successful in this life are not always the ones who are truly successful in the eternal view.

Before believing in the Lord, Paul thought he was a successful man - because of his position, wealth, and power, but in his new vision revealed by God, he said all that he thought was precious, successful. public indicates "trash". True success is not what people think of us and what we have done, but what God thinks of us and what we do.

God gave the Bible to man, to teach man what works have eternal value, and will last forever. The Bible records many examples of true success and shows us how to live successfully in the eyes of our Creator: “All Scripture is inspired by God, profitable for teaching the truth, for refutation. wrongdoing, correcting mistakes, training a man to live righteously, that the man of God may be fully equipped and ready for every good work” (3:16-17 BDM).

Paul affirms that the Bible is the manual for the life and ministry of an evangelist, so Timothy must commit to living the Bible in order to be successful in his life and ministry. Likewise, you must commit to living according to God's Word - the Bible, if you are to succeed in God's eternal sight.

The Bible says that a person who is cheerfully contemplating, and following God's Word, "will be like a tree planted by a stream of water, Bearing fruit in its season, whose leaves do not wither. Everything he does prospers” (Psalm 1:3)