Simple, Straightforward Success

How do you determine success? To a chef, it might be a Michelin star. For the super rich, it's getting beyond enough money to satisfy one's pleasures, and switching gears to raising money for charity. For a CFL team, it's winning the Grey Cup at a home game. For a yuppie, it's climbing to the top of the ladder.

There's a slogan: Perseverance IS success. Maybe. But what would God consider success? What will make us successful in His eyes? When our last day is dawning, what will matter?

That our kids had their way through college paid for? That we made it to the top of our game?

A friend of mine said that Ken and I were two of the "lucky ones" that were living out our dream every day. My mom recently said she was so amazed that Ken and I had fulfilled our goals by age 40. Hm. What now, then? Retirement? Travel? Wall Street? Piano lessons? A baby?! ahahahahaha. (Had to throw that in. Sorry Mom.)

Well, a lawyer once asked Jesus that question. His intentions were ignoble, but the answer was genuine. The lawyer asked, "What's most important. What's our priority in life?"

Jesus' answer was simple and straightforward,

"Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind. This is the first and most important command. And the second command is like the first: Love your neighbor as you love yourself.

-Matthew 22:37-39

1. Love God.
2. Love your neighbour.

Wow, talk about brass tacks. And we will tomorrow. Stay tuned.