Our entire life, from birth to death, is the
pursuit of success. We begin by facing the challenges of navigation, speech and
understanding. As we go into school, all through these years we seek and
measure success by our grades.
As we leave
the school years behind we seek success in making our way in the world. There
we seek to make a home and balance our payments to our income. Most of us,
barring trauma or catastrophes, accomplish all the challenges these obstacles
bring, but we have not, as yet, achieved success.
The
greatest obstacle we face in life is to be master of ourselves; this theme is
God given and God empowered.
It is indispensably necessary that our
thoughts and habits be good and regular, for God has designed that there is
nothing truly impossible that is necessary for the accomplishment of our
happiness.
Sobriety
and self-control of all kinds such as; the keeping of one's self from
melancholy, avoiding violent passions and lusts, as well as moderate exercise
and keeping our appetites well governed, all of which do assist, preserve,
confirm and finish that which nature first began.
True success in life is a noble and godly
pursuit, as Peter affirms - "Whoever would love life and see good
days.." a desire we all have within us, and it is found by adding the
helps above and turning from evil and seeking right relationships with God and
man, "For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous and His ears attend
to their prayer."
For what
person should forever carry about themselves a gang of pirate passions?
Thanks to the book "A true friend" 1874, for many of the thoughts here.
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