Keys to Success/Success Principles
Real Success comes from God and its principles can be gotten from Gods word. No matter what people call success (being a celebrity, winning a gamble, etc), True and lasting Success can only be achieved by following God’s Word
Joshua 1:8 mentions three keys that, if applied, lead to a successful life. It says,
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. (KJV)
This law scroll must not leave your lips! You must memorize it day and night so you can carefully obey all that is written in it. Then you will prosper and be successful. (NET)
As you apply the three keys:
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Speaking God’s Word,
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Meditating on it and
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Acting on the truths God shows you,
You will be changed by what is in your
heart, not what is in your head. 1) Speak God’s Word – Key 1
God’s plan for your successful life starts with keeping His Word in your mouth.In Deuteronomy 6:6-7, God told Israel,
“These words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. (KJV)
“These words I am commanding you today must be kept in mind, 7 and you must teach them to your children and speak of them as you sit in your house, as you walk along the road, as you lie down, and as you get up. (NET)
He wanted Israel to speak His Word all the time!
Did you notice that Joshua 1:8 begins by saying this Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth? (This law scroll must not leave your lips! - NET) That is because success will not come until you consistently speak words that line up with God’s Word.
Did you know that in this life, you are only going to receive what you speak with your mouth? Matthew 12:34-35 says,
For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. (KJV)
Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say anything good, since you are evil? For the mouth speaks from what fills the heart. 35 The good person brings good things out of his good treasury, and the evil person brings evil things out of his evil treasury (NET)
The choice is yours, are you going to speak words that bring forth good or evil?
Much of what is going on in the world around us is negative and goes against God’s Word. If you do nothing to counteract that negative influence with the Word of God, your mouth will most likely speak based on your circumstances, your own experience or what others are saying.
Think about this: Are the words you are putting into your heart coming from TV, movies, friends, co-workers, or the news - or are they coming from God’s Word? To find out what is in your heart in abundance, just listen to yourself talk. If you are speaking words of doubt, fear, lack, or sickness, it is because that’s what is really in your heart. to be continued tomorow...
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