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\u201cSuccess is obeying God; do not measure success by others.\u201d<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cThis book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do<\/strong> according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.\u201d – Joshua 1:8<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

God’s measuring stick is Jesus. The beauty of this is when we accept Jesus as our savior we become like Him. When God looks at us, He sees Jesus. He sees us through the filter of the blood of Jesus and the work He did on the cross for our salvation. Jesus was very successful! He did the will of the Father. He accomplished what God sent Him to do. He was obedient even unto death. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesus is to be our example in all things. If His success came through knowing the will of God and obeying His instructions then that should be our pattern too. That should be the only pattern. I am only interested in pleasing God, not people. When we compare ourselves or allow others to compare us to anyone or anything other than Jesus, we live on a lower level. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The problem with comparing ourselves to others is that we live on a level that can only be accomplished by natural means. When we walk in obedience to God we have access to His power to accomplish His will in our lives. God’s will for your life may be completely different than the person you are comparing yourself to so the comparison is invalid from the start. Just stop it! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides, obeying God has great benefits! Deuteronomy 28:1-2 says, “And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently<\/strong> unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do <\/strong>all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: \u00a02<\/sup><\/strong>And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee<\/em>, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.<\/em>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you obey God you put the responsibility for your success in God’s hands – right where it should be! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Victory Action<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I will not compare my success with others.  Instead, I will obey God, the source of my success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cSuccess is obeying God; do not measure success by others.\u201d \u201cThis book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt … <\/p>\n

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