Sunday School

In most cultures, success is defined by how much we own and how much we achieve. But by God’s standards, success is measured not by material assets but by spiritual assets, not by what you have but by who you are, not by what you know but by knowing God and serving him. Some are successful both by the world’s standards and by God’s standards, but this is rare. We get into trouble when we gain material or worldly success at the expense of true success as God defines it. On the day of our death, when we lay aside all material assets, what we own will have absolutely no eternal value. But how we have succeeded in what God considers important will count in every way. It is interesting and frustrating to realize just how much the world has succeeded in flip-flopping what we actually value with what we should value. Partnering with God in this life is the best way to ensure success in the next.