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Crisis of Success Aug 04 2007
"For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance." - Matthew 25:29
Stephen Berglas in The Success Syndrome - Hitting Bottom When You Reach The Top - writes about the crisis of success. He says one major cause is "encore anxiety" or fear that you won't be able to repeat or sustain earlier achievements. So here are a few thoughts to consider as you pursue success:
* The price of success is not just hard work and sacrifice, but the crisis you face when success finally comes. Some are dumbfounded by the emptiness they feel when goals are achieved.
* With the privileges of success come a greater sense of responsibility.
* Surprisingly, the toughest challenge to a person's character is not adversity, but how one deals with the privileges and pressures of success.
So, why seek it? God wants us to make the most of our talents for His glory. And that's the key: His glory, not ours. When we earn it and make the most of it God's way, we realize it's the only way to truly enjoy success.
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Yes, report it NevermindWithout God we will never be satisfied. That's the key. We need to remember whatever we do, should be done His Glory.
It does not matter how high we climb the ladder, how successful we are, we will never be satisfied.
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Yes, report it NevermindNotice he only quoted the first half of the verse. Here it is in its entirety from the KJV: "For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath."
My friend says this is proof Jesus was a Republican.
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Yes, report it NevermindThis devotion reminds me of the old cliche,"it's lonely at the top". I think that loneliness occurs for all who do not give God the glory for their accomplishments. Without Him giving them the talents they would have had none in the first place. Only by seeking God's direction can a successful person achieve even higher goals to have everlasting benefit to God's kingdom.