Gen 24:42 … ‘LORD…if You will, please grant success to the journey on which I have come.’
In any given venture, we usually know what success looks like in human terms. It seems much more difficult, looking through this glass darkly (1 Cor 13:12), to posit what God would consider a success in a given situation. One thing I feel very confident in saying is that His definition of success has nothing to do with the things of this world and everything to do with eternity.
Acts 20:24 But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of Christ.
Lord, It is so easy to be swayed by this world, to define myself as a success or failure based on trappings of this world, but I am not of this world. I am Your deeply loved child. You have called me to a purpose higher than this world can conceive. Help me to always remember that You have a plan for me, that You can use all things for my good and Your glory. When I am tempted to brand myself a failure, help me to define myself only through You.
Isaiah 43:19 See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness….
Lord, Thank You for this day and for the reminder that as I walk through this life, I have a divine purpose, sharing the Good News of Your amazing grace. When the world tries to define me, remind me of Your power and Your purpose in my life. Use all that I am, all that I have, and all that I do to point others to You. Draw me closer. Amen.
Romans 8:28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.
Have a blessed day.