What is Success Anyway?
Who is to say if one is successful or not?
Can you say if I am successful or I you?
How can one man judge another; by what scale does he derive his findings?
Certainly not his own!
For then no one would ever be successful!
For the world is made up of millions of different facets of God’s own likenesses.
All of us, each one, made in God’s image, yet different and individual.
Special….. “Fearfully and wonderfully made…”as the Psalmist puts it.
Yet still, because we are human, we find the need to judge each other and compare ourselves one with another; configuring each person’s life, totaling it up to see if it adds up to the sum of “successful” , [in our eyes].
Why???
Why do we go to all the pain staking trouble of grumbling, gripping and judging another’s life? Perhaps even going so far as to stick our nose into, [key words here] THEIR LIFE'S issues, acting as if it’s "out of concern"?
Why?
Well, in my opinion, though there may be many different circumstances that would lead anyone to judge another’s successfulness, my guess is all of them have basically the same foundation ~ insecurity.
You see, I have met many successful people in my days; from all walks of life.
I believe success comes in all shapes and sizes and is counted as having a clear conscience before God and peace at the end of the day.
I have known some very successful business professionals, white collar workers, [i.e. Doctors and Lawyers], some blue collar workers [i.e. factory workers, retail workers etc] I have known very successful Pastors and Preachers of the Gospel; some very successful home makers, full time mothers; and even some very successful homeless people.
I do not believe success is contingent upon having a college education, a good paying job, a beautiful house, a nice car, wonderful family, [if you want one] or anything else you can think of.
If you don’t have a clear conscience before God and peace in your soul at the end of the day ~ you’re probably miserable inside and making everyone around you miserable as well.
HOW is THAT Success?
I have many, but will use one example of a successful person.
My Mom, Bless her soul, was one of the most successful people I have ever known.
Although she would never admit to that.
She never went to college; she never had a spare dime to her name. She spent every penny she ever made on her children and anyone who might need help. She worked hard every day of her life, up until the good Lord took her home.
She had a lot of musical and artistic, talent that never had the opportunity to blossom. She was also very talented n the business arena as well; had a brilliant mind!
Some might say my mother never - truly had the opportunity to succeed in life.
They couldn't be more wrong!
There were over 300 people that showed up to say good bye to my blessed mother at her memorial service.
WHY?
Because,……her LIFE OF LOVE spoke to soooo many over the years….inspired sooo many over the years. The way my mother lived; the way she treated people in her every day life. The every day simple life that so many would call, " far less than successful", left such an impression on so many people that although, my mother herself may not have become successful in the eyes of some, still the amount peoples lives she touched were too many to count and they went on to become very publicly successful people. Actors Doctors, Bankers, Mothers, Preachers......you name it!
Now, that’s a successful life!
So....how, or why should we even try to measure success in anyone else's life?
I say....let's just worry about living a successful life ourselves!
I say we should just live to love!
Let the love we live be our measure of success!
*hugggzzzzzzzzz*
AmyColleen
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