Success Defined

I promised to come u with definitions of terms that we use casually, which however, determine our perception of life. Today, I want to write about success.

You must have heard that success has different meanings to different people. To the extent to which this statement relates to our uniqueness as individuals, I concur. But you know as well as I do that our differences as mankind is not as much as our similarities: we share common nature, related dispositions, similar attitudes and needs. I would like to base my definition on what we have in common.

My definition of success is UNCEASING FRUITFULNESS.

When God made man, he declared the Mission of Man. He said: “Be Fruitful, Multiply and have Dominion over the earth”. A successful man is the one who has been able to execute this mandate to the letter. To exercise dominion over the works of God’s hand’s requires you to multiply…and to multiply require you to be unceasingly fruitful in every good work—spiritually, economically, socially and physically.

The Necessity of Friendship

Friendship is necessary for destiny. Without quality friendships, we would not fulfil our purposes in life. Jesus, the Ultimate Leader, said to his disciples "I do not call you servants; I call you friends...because a servant does not know what his master is doing". Jesus was choosing his friends when he chose his disciples. Even at the moment he was being betrayed he still called Judas his friend. To Jesus, the measure of friendship is the quality of information shared by the parties and their commitment to the demands of that information. God called Abraham his friend because both of them shared a covenant reinforced by certain information (promises, terms of the covenant, warnings and expectations)

In the light of the scriptural principles, I hold that friendship must be for a purpose. The purpose of friendship should be to create a social climate that would cause our inherent seeds of greatness to blossom. You know very well that every seed needs a fertile and relevant soil to be fruitful. In like manner, every great destiny requires great friendships.

For me, friendships can be categorized as follows:

1. Friendships that complement me.
2. Friendships that compensate for my weakness(es)
3. Friendships that benefit from my gift and calling, thereby giving me opportunity for self-_expression
4. Friendships that provide of their gifts and callings; allowing me to receive the benefits of their ministries
5. Friendship with the one I share mutual interests and common goals
6. Friendship that exposes me to pain that causes growth.

How are your friends??