With Bishop David Muriithi.
Joshua 1:8 NIV[8] Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. https://bible.com/bible/111/jos.1.8.NIV
1 Corinthians 9:24-27 NIV[24] Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. [25] Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. [26] Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. [27] No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize. https://bible.com/bible/111/1co.9.24-27.NIV.
- Success isn’t an accident, fluke, happenstance, but a product of discipline.
Success Requires:
- Self-discipline. Control over emotions, appetites, time, words. You can be anointed, but without discipline, you won’t succeed. A lack of discipline destroys potential.
- Consistency. Many start well but don’t finish well. *Galatians 6:9 NIV
[9] Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. https://bible.com/bible/111/gal.6.9.NIV.* Repeat small faithful actions daily. - Sacrifice. *Luke 9:23 NIV[23] Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. https://bible.com/bible/111/luk.9.23.NIV.* You can’t have comfort and success. What are you [un]willing to sacrifice?
- Time management. Redeem time – world’s most valuable resource, precious.
- Growth. *Proverbs 1:5 NIV[5] let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance— https://bible.com/bible/111/pro.1.5.NIV*. No excuse to be ignorant. Grow in knowledge and spirituality. Pray. *Matthew 6:33 NIV[33] But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. https://bible.com/bible/111/mat.6.33.NIV*.
- Perseverance. *James 1:12 NIV[12] Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him. https://bible.com/bible/111/jas.1.12.NIV*. Disciplined people refuse to quit. Failure isn’t falling down, but not rising again. The discipline of success is doing what’s necessary even in difficulty. Success isn’t a miracle, but a product of disciplined actions over time.
