Have you ever wondered what it takes to be successful in life? To many it must seem like success is hard work and not easy to obtain and many do not even try to be successful not wanting to put in a lot of hard work. Another line of thinking would be that one would have to compromise one’s principles and join in with the crowd to achieve success. I have met people who believe that all rich people are bad and without morals/principles and have done wrong or wronged someone to get rich, in fact they hold the viewpoint that one cannot become rich unless they are willing to let go of their morals. Obviously such people look down on rich people with an attitude of “self righteousness” and self justification i.e. justification why they are not successful.
Is success really that hard to obtain? Are all successful people really without any morals and does one always have to look the other way or let go of their principles to be successful in life? Neither is true from what I have seen for myself. I have come across many successful people who have not worked hard for success, have not let go of their morals and in fact have higher standards of living than others. As I began to think along these lines I came across II Peter 2:3-4 which gives us the guidelines for successful and victorious living.
II Peter 2:3-4 says “His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.” In a nutshell, here is everything that you need to be successful in life and this is not dependent on you, me or anyone else. In fact the Word says “His divine power has given…” i.e. God himself has given/supplied everything that we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of Him. It continues on “He has given us His very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.” These verses contain all that you need for successful and victorious living. Meditate on them, take them to heart, pray them, pray over them, pray about them and start applying them in your life. You will be successful in life.
