In life, there is good success and bad success. Bad success is the kind of success which robs you of time with your family, friends and church, and destroys your health and relationships. With good success, on the other hand, you see prosperity in every area of your life.
God wants you to enjoy good success and the key to this lies in what God told Joshua when he took over the reins following the death of his leader Moses—“This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.” Spending time in God’s Word daily will give you godly wisdom, which will make your way prosperous and give you good success.
Look at how Joshua’s life turned out in the end. When Joshua died, “they buried him within the border of his inheritance at Timnath Serah, which is in the mountains of Ephraim, on the north side of Mount Gaash” (Joshua 24:30). Joshua had a whole mountain for his inheritance! This means that he was prosperous and successful!
It was also said that Israel served the Lord, not idols or other gods, all the days of Joshua’s life (see Joshua 24:31). This means that while Joshua was around, people were impacted for God’s glory.
And at the end of his life, a fulfilled Joshua had this to say, “But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord” (Joshua 24:15). Having your family loving God and serving Him with you is the most important success and greatest prosperity that you can ever have.
Beloved, when God’s Word takes priority in your daily life, not only will your finances be blessed, your ministry and family life will also be blessed!
"I'M HERE TO TELL YOU" EDITOR'S NOTE
Being totally blessed is the goal. We don't wanna be blessed in one area and desolate in other areas. What good is wealth without health? - as an example. When we ask God for something, we really do want it all. Health, power, loved ones, friends, some wealth and all the stuff that makes up a happy life here on earth. But, does that really do it? God does love you, and He does want the best for you. The key here is that we do not know what's best for us. We have been inundated by so much propaganda that we could never know what makes us happy, complete and full. The path to pure contentment and total peace is through the Gate. Jesus said He is the Gate. He also said that He is the Light, The Truth and The Way. Jesus really is the way to go. In the early days, His followers called themselves "Followers of The Way". Following Jesus is a new way to live. When you accept His free gift of salvation, you became a new creature, you have been born again. It's no big deal to follow a new way, when you are new. Old things have passed away. The new way is to follow and relax. Become new and see the truth of God's plan for you. Today, ask God to give you the insight into His plans and see what He has in store for you.
