I’m beginning to learn certain things when it comes to succeeding in what I do…
First of all, I’ve come to a personal revelation of what true “kingdom success” is. Success, in its simplest form, is not self-promoting or aggrandizing – actually, it’s the total opposite. It’s the ability or stage in your life when you’ve learned to add value to people. It’s servitude in its purest form.
I know many of us know this already. We’ve heard the messages and understand the principles, but unfortunately, it hasn’t become a personal revelation. And until it’s a personal revelation, it’ll never become a reality in our lives.
What brings me to my knees in repentance, is realizing the attitude I’ve developed in the past concerning “success.” I’ve seen and participated in the “striving” that takes place in ministry. I’ve been around many ministries and pastors that seem to always confuse “vision” with “ambition” and “serving” with “striving” And I know that to be true because I’ve been very guilty of it as well.
I heard a great quote from Pastor Bob Coy of Calvary Chapel, he said, “If you strive to attain, you’ll have to strive to maintain.” When I heard that, my heart was cut. God got through to me. I realized how easy it is for me to fall away from a position of “being” to one of “doing.”
I’ve come to realize that it’s only God that gives the increase – not us. And although we’ll never admit it, many of us (pastors in particular) are guilty of “serving” people for personal gain instead of serving to add value to them. We are guilty of building a kingdom to ourselves rather than building His Kingdom by serving one another!
Our striving for personal gain must cease. The pursuit of success must be Biblical by definition. If we strive, we strive to add value to people. And this is to be done in humility and service. I just know that when we learn to do this, God will increase our harvest of righteousness!
Are you striving to attain? Let me know you thoughts…
