Text: 1 Kings 17:1-10, Josh. 1:8
Everyone in life has a common
desire to succeed, but not everyone knows what success is to him personally
Success is generally measured by most people
in terms of the quantity of material things they possess.
While these material
things may be good and often acclaimed as success, they are not in themselves
true makers of success. Success to every believer should centre on God.
So what then does the scripture
term as success? Success is the continuous attainment of God’s plan and purpose
for our lives. Jere. 29:11
Though God’s plan is never
revealed to us at once but in phases, but the level of our faith determines the
level at which we receive from Him from time to time. Isa 28:13
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In verse 7 of our anchor text,
the brook dried up (7 And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried
up, because there had been no rain in the land.)
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Sometimes, dryness may occur
when we stay too long in one position known as the comfort zone. Isa. 55:9
God want us to continually
depend on Him as He reveals to us the template of our lives in phases
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If a product is declining in
sales you are advised to re-package, so also a child of God must re-discover
himself in the midst of scarcity.
Success begins when you realize
the purpose for your existence. No matter the circumstance of your birth, you
are here for a purpose
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In Act 9:6, Paul requested to
know God’s purpose for his life on the way to Damascus.
Never commit your energy to where God is not operating from. Gal.
1:15-16
After discovery stay committed
to purpose
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Jonah tried to dodge divine
purpose and ends up in the belly of the fish. Jonah 1:12
Success is in our hands and it
is governed by the choices we make.
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Whatever God will not give,
don’t pray to have it because the devil also can give. Deut.30:15
Success is about what you know
and you apply
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Every business has his own
trade secret
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Jacob used this against Laban
and got more than his boss. Gen. 30:27, Gen 30:37-41
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Joseph used his gift to connect
himself with a staff of the palace. Gen 40:14
What do you have that can make you relevant to your world? Pro. 22:29
The application of your
discovery guarantees your success.
How Do I Locate Success
Locate Your Assignment
Success is right inside every
man’s assignment. When you locate your assignment, you have located success
Responsibility usually
disguises as work, when you neglect work success becomes out of reach
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Moses was created to procure
the release of the children of Israel, Aaron was created to give technical
support to Moses on this mission while Joshua was created to under-study and
complete the mission.
If Billy Graham says I’m sent
to the unsaved, Benny Hinn to the sick, what are you created to do?
If God has called you into
teaching ministry or prayer ministry or choir ministry, etc, stay focused, it
is only a matter of time the vision will speak for itself. Hab 2:3
Tools for Success
When you obey instruction,
nothing can resist your success. Josh 1:8
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The BOOK (This book of the law shall not depart out of
thy mouth………);
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The Bible is the first tool
that God gives to every believer, It contain success secret that must be
continually studied and must be our daily companion which must not depart from
our mouth because a CLOSED MOUTH is a CLOSED DESTINY therefore the journey of
success begins with your mouth. Deut. 30:15
ART of Meditation (……but thou shalt meditate therein day and
night,…….)
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It is the art of meditation
that allows you to ponder and say something positive to yourself. Don’t allow
circumstances determine your utterance
ACT or DO (…..that thou mayest observe to do according
to all that is written therein:……)
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Be obedient by observing to do
what the word says. After meditation, act upon the word of God. Don’t be a docile
Christian, be an acting Christian by acting on every word you have discovered
from the word of God.
PASTOR LANRE AREOLA
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