The Ultimate Success

Saul’s first question when he encountered the living God was, “Who are you, Lord?” As he journeyed, suddenly Saul’s eyes ceased to function for three days and he was thrown to the ground. His bodyguards led him blindly into the city of Damascus, but during his blindness, he saw more than he had ever seen in his life!

Why would God visit Saul? Jesus visited this man on the way to Damascus because he was hungry for God, despite his false zeal. “Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.” (Mt.5:6)

Are you still hungry and thirst for more of God? Have you been stagnant recently? How about the New Year’s resolutions you committed to? Are you still excited to keep them? Do you want to hear the Holy Spirit speaking to you? Try to have three days of fasting and praying in “blindness.” Be blind to your television set, video games, ball games, busy programs, and various forms of trivia for three days. This is not much out of your life, but I guarantee that when God comes to you, your life will be full of enthusiasm and commitment to follow His will even more.

This man, Saul, was a persecutor of the Faith; soon he would be persecuted for the Faith. He silently watched Stephen being stoned; soon he would be silent while he was stoned. He was the Church destroyer, then he became the Church builder. This Saul, who became Paul, is our best example and brings great hope for us because God is able and willing to help us change.

“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will. The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur.” (Vince Lombardi)

The ultimate success is doing the will of our Creator. Knowing the will of God will give us the insight, inspiration, and desire of how we should live. Abiding in His will gives us the motivation, willpower, and strength of character. Jonah was out of the will of God; he was overcome by the storm. Paul was in the will of God, he endured the storm. Jesus was the will of God; He took dominion over the storm.

Seek, and you shall find. If you seek the Lord and yet you are unwilling to stop sinning, you shall not find Him. Why? Because you are seeking Him in a place where He is not. But if you sincerely forsake your sins so that you may draw near to Him, you shall find Him.

Don’t ever throw in the towel or give in just because you hit some form of deadlock. The devil has never had the last word on anything, and he is not going to have the last word on your dreams and visions either. It is time for you to remember that what God has promised you shall come to pass as you hold fast to your faith in Christ.