Mark 9:35 NKJV – If anyone deserves to be first, he should be last and servant of all.
If we want to lead–if we want to be promoted–we first need to humble ourselves. Our promotion is not dependent on our own greatness or goodness, on our talents and abilities, on being a “mover and shaker.” It is entirely dependent on God. As we humble ourselves to him, as we allow him to shape us and mold us to be the human beings he wants us to be, He will be the one to exalt us in due time.
Success is doing what God wants me to do. It is not measured by recognition, fame, wealth, and power. Our pursuit of success should not, in fact, be entirely dependent on these external factors. Jesus said to seek first his kingdom and his righteousness–and the surefire promise after that was all things would be given to us. The concept of “all” leaves nothing out. things we perceive that will give us satisfaction are only temporal. They are nothing compared to the person of God himself.
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