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• Letting relationships grow and transcend into the highest possible levels. This level of success often calls for a willingness to shift your priorities and work at developing stronger relationships in business, friendships, family and especially with God.

• Not putting yourself first in life and remembering that the more you give away, the more you have. Putting others first is often portrayed as a sign of weakness, but actually it is an indicator of vast strength. Zig Ziglar says: “You can have everything you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want.” Success means learning to give.

    The Apostle Paul wrote about this kind of success:

“I can never stop thanking God for all the generous gifts he has given you, now that you belong to Christ Jesus. He has enriched your church with the gifts of eloquence and every kind of knowledge. This shows that what I told you about Christ is true. Now you have every spiritual gift you need as you eagerly wait for the return of our Lord Jesus Christ. He will keep you strong right up to the end...” (1 Corinthians 1:4-8)

• Success means... learning to thank God for the generous gifts given to you.

• Success means... knowing you belong to Christ.

• Success means... understanding that you have been enriched with gifts and knowledge.

• Success means... using those gifts as you eagerly wait for Christ’s return.

• Success means... relying on God to keep you strong right up to the end.

    Are you looking for that elusive obsession called success? First, discover what success truly means and then be willing to work for it with every talent you possess. Paul near the end of the same letter wrote “...be strong and steady, always enthusiastic about the Lord’s work, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless.” (1 Corinthians 15:58)