SUCCESS...
In Luke chapter 12 Jesus shares a story with his disciples about a man who was very wealthy. He wanted still more so he decided to tear down his barns which were already overflowing and build new and bigger ones so he could put even more in them.
20“But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own what you have prepared?’ 21“So is the man who stores up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”
In one national study George Barna (pollster) discovered that people's views of success had little to do with their faith and spiritual wholeness, much like the man in Jesus’ story. People focused on personal accomplishments, family solidarity and emotional fulfillment.
Barna notes that only 7% identified spiritual wholeness and development as the factor that will produce a successful life. "The Christian faith commends sacrifice, servanthood and sharing as the means to significance," he noted. "How is it possible to have more than 120 million adults attending Christian churches on a regular basis, but only 15 million who grasp the message that success is not about personal accomplishment or material possessions?"
That’s an excellent question! Where is your focus, on the things of God or the things of the earth? Is it on career advancement or spiritual growth? What is at the top of your priority list?
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. (Luke 12:34)
SEEK FIRST THE KINGDOM…
