7 I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
1Co 9:24,25; Php 3:14; 1Ti 6:12; Heb 12:1
8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing. 2Timothy 4:7,8.

TRUE SUCCESS IS FULFILLING THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH GOD CREATED YOU.


1. BE A DREAMER: dream big! ¶ And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more. Genesis 37:5
2. RECOGNIZE AND MAXIMIZE YOUR POTENTIALS. Gen 1:28: 28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth, and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. {moveth: Heb. creepeth}
3. Be diligent and committed to all you do: Eccl. 9:10: Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
4. MAKE WISE USE OF TIME: Know what’s important each day; set your priorities accordingly. Time waits for no one so plan. Time is the greatest resource at our disposal. We are all have it equally. Procrastination is one of the greatest enemies of time. You must identify time killers in your life. Jesus succeeded because He used time to the uppermost. John 9:4.
5. DONT EVER GIVE UP: BE BOLD AND COURAGEOUS, Be bold and courageous. When you look back on your life, you'll regret the things you didn't do more than the ones you did.
6. REMAIN PURE ALWAYS:
? In a world of evil God demands holiness from us. 1Peter 1:14,15,16
? The three
? Lot kept his daughters as virgins in Sodom and Gomorrah. Gen 19:1-9
? Sin destroys whether it be immorality, pride, love of money, e.t.c.
7. BE A GIVER: givers never lack (the liberal soul shall be made fat): Pr 11:25 ¶ The liberal soul shall be made fat and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. {liberal...: Heb. soul of blessing}(KJV)
8. KEEP THE RIGHT COMPANY: This includes not only keeping good friends but also having the right mentors in life. It also involves who you marry in life. Who you marry determines 90% of your chance of success in life. Make new friends: aren’t you tired of the same old friends who have not moved you forward in life?
9. MAINTAIN A RIGHT ATTITUDE IN LIFE: your attitude determines your altitude. Attitude. If you think you can’t, you’re right. Winners have positive attitudes. Stop blaming others. Take responsibility for every area of your life.
10. DO GOOD TO ALL MEN: love all men. ACTS 10:38
11. BE DISCIPLINED: In your eating habits, in your dressing, in your keeping fit, in what you say, in your expenditures and savings, etc
12. DONT BE AFRAID OF MAKING MISTAKES: Learn to accept your mistakes, but make them only once. ACTS 18:24 ¶ And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.
13. DO NOT NEGLECT THE FUNDAMENTALS: Prayer, Bible study, Fellowship, Evangelism, etc
14. MEMORIES: SWEET MEMORIES can be great catalysts to a great future. Life to a great extent depends on what you remember and what you forget. Bury the past to brighten the future.
15. DISAPPOINTMENTS AND FAILURES: Every disappointment is an appointment in disguise.
16. YOU MUST MAKE HEAVEN
17. THE HOLY SPIRIT: The greatest key to success. John 16:5-15; His personality; His attributes; The day of Pentecost: Acts 2:1-4 cf Luke 24:49 why tongues?
(a)Evidence of Holy Ghost baptism
(b) Sign for all believers Mark 16:17
(c) Pray without ceasing(Long prayer)
(d) Pray without mistake
(e) self edification
(f) Hotline to God(satan never understands)
(g)A sign to the unbelieving 1Cor. 14:21 ¶ In the law it is written With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord.
Joh 10:34; Isa 28:11-12
(h) A fulfilment of scriptures Isaiah 28:11
(i) for emergency prayers: pray when the prayer burden is not known or understood
(j) To keep yourself holy in a corrupt world Jude20,21: But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
Col 2:7; 1Ti 1:4; Ro 8:26; Eph 6:18
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21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

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