I Just Wanna Be Successful! Part 3

whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant. Matthew 20:26

A few years ago, in one of my graduate courses, I participated in this activity where the instructor told us to imagine that we were stranded on an island. She went on to ask, “Which 3 people, who have lived in any era, would you call to help you on the island?” Of course we were not allowed to call Jesus (He alone could rescue us!) Many great names were given such as Einstein, the Wright brothers, and Bill Cosby. Even Macgyver and the famous chef Gee Gervin were mentioned. As we compared our lists we found out that each individual would be called upon because they had a specific gift that would benefit us in our time of need. This brings us to our third ingredient in being successful. Success is blessing other people. In the scripture above Jesus basically says, “Look, I’m going to show you how to be great.” Notice that He doesn’t have a problem with anyone being great or successful. Rather, He desires us all to be great and this is how, by “serving our gift to the world.”

God has blessed each of us with a wealth of expertise, talents, and gifts not for us to abuse but to use to impact the lives of other individuals. The truth about our experience is that we are all standing on somebody’s shoulders and we owe it to them to turn around and help someone else. Begin to open your eyes to see the people God has placed in your path. Someone needs your gift! Today decide to use your blessings to bless someone else!


So do you still wanna be successful? Well achieve success God's way by executing your purpose, maximizing your potential, and blessing other people!


PEACE!