Measuring Success

How do you measure success? If you’re an author, do you measure it by the number of your published books? As a speaker, do you count it by the number of people in your audience? Or maybe you’ve started a business and started measuring your success by the size of your Social Media platform.

As a writer& speaker … divorce & brain tumor survivor … child of God, I have several areas available to me for measuring success–or failure–if I choose.

Over the years, I’ve found it’s easier to accept how God’s blessings show as challenges instead of looking at them as failures.  I even pull from these challenges every time I speak about the mercy and grace of my Heavenly Father. When I do, I level the playing field between me and the audience. My goal is to tell them: I’m not special, just forgiven and grateful.

I’m not special, just forgiven and grateful.

But I can’t reach everyone, nor was I meant to. Just as the body has hands and feet (check out 1 Corinthians 12:12-31), so does the body of Christ. And each part of this body has its own objective.

God has instructed us all to love one another, so that’s something we all can aspire to do. But don’t try to do everything. Only put your energy into doing what God has designed you to do. If you must measure success, this is the only way to do it. Keep it between you and God.

Remember, be kind to yourself. Love those around you. Offer what you can, and be good with that. Your success is following God’s plan. Measure success by His standards.
Set time aside to focus on that. You’ll be happy you did.

 

What say you?

What do you wonder about?  Are you happy … or are you doing what you never thought you’d do? Do you see consistencies … or are you all over the place? Drop me a line. I’d love to chat.

Struggling to find good in your life? Check out my award-winning book, God’s Best During Your Worst, or check out any of my other books on my Book page.