identify your objective // Wednesday E-Devotion

"We succeed only as we identify in life, or in war, or in anything else, a single overriding objective, and make all other considerations bend to that one objective." --- Dwight D. Eisenhower, former American President in a speech, April 2, 1957

Success is like another old saying ... 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder.' Success from a spiritual perspective has little to do with material possessions and everything to do with obedience. Want to be successful? At home...Yes. At work...Yes. At church...Yes. And more.

Here are a couple of Jesus' most eye opening thoughts about success:

Luke 9:23 (NLT) --- Then he said to the crowd, "If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross daily, and follow me.

Mark 1:17 (NLT) --- Jesus called out to them, "Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!"

Pretty simple. Would you agree? Success is not somethat that happens when you win the lottery or get the right job. Success comes when you choose who you are going to follow.

I like how President Eisenhower put it in the quote above. Make a simple choice. Let your choice, your objective, drive your planning, your living, your giving and everything you do.

It is easier said like this (and I close): IT IS ALL ABOUT JESUS!

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