This Cripplegate article by Dr. Busenitz harmonizes quite well with a series of articles I wrote a few months ago on the subject of success. Without a biblical perspective of what it means to be successful in the eyes of God discouragement will likely overcome you and you will be tempted to abandon a biblical philosophy of ministry in favor of church growth theory and pragmatism.
How God Defines Success
by Nathan Busenitz
What does it mean to successful? That is a vital question for anyone to ask – one that determines a person’s priorities and direction in life.
Whether you are a pastor, an accountant, a school teacher, a stay-at-home mom, an office manager, a construction worker, an engineer, or any other occupation – if you are a believer in Jesus Christ – this question pertains to you. What does it mean to be successful?
What does true success look like, not in terms of getting a new promotion or a raise, but in the highest and loftiest sense of that word?
Consider the “heroes of the faith” listed in Hebrews 11. From a worldly perspective, these individuals would hardly be regarded as successful.
- Successful people aren’t mocked and scourged.
- Successful people don’t get chained up in prison.
- Successful people aren’t stoned to death, sawn in two, or beheaded.
Whether you are a pastor, an accountant, a school teacher, a stay-at-home mom, an office manager, a construction worker, an engineer, or any other occupation – if you are a believer in Jesus Christ – this question pertains to you. What does it mean to be successful?
What does true success look like, not in terms of getting a new promotion or a raise, but in the highest and loftiest sense of that word?
Consider the “heroes of the faith” listed in Hebrews 11. From a worldly perspective, these individuals would hardly be regarded as successful.
- Successful people aren’t mocked and scourged.
- Successful people don’t get chained up in prison.
- Successful people aren’t stoned to death, sawn in two, or beheaded.
