Definition of SuccessThe correct Definition of Success :

To develop to your own maximum potential

Blessed to be a blessing To be a blessing for His work

1 Col 1:16 For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him.

OUR Success comes from the LordPsalm 127: 1 EXCEPT THE Lord builds the house,

they labor in vain who build it; except the Lord keeps the city, the watchman wakes but in vain. 2It is vain for you to rise up early, to take rest late, to eat the bread of [anxious] toil--for He gives [blessings] to His beloved in sleep. (amplified bible)

Deutoronomy 8:18 18But you shall [earnestly] remember the Lord your

God, for it is He Who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day. (amplified)

OUR DILLEMAYOU CAN’T

CHOOSE FROM SO MANY DIFFERENT OPTIONS ?

I KNOW MY CHOICE, BUT I AM NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE BEST FOR ME?

STEP 1 CHOOSE OR LOSEConsider all the available options and CHOOSE THE BEST

AVAILABLE OPTION AND GIVE YOUR BEST EFFORT. There will never be a PERFECT Choice. “But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of

the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does.” James 1:6-8

LEADERS FOLLOWERSInitiate React

Lead – pick up phone, make contact

Listen – wait for phone to ring

Spend time planning Spend time living day to day

Anticipate problem Reacting to problem

Step 2 Evaluate or StagnateWhat gives me the greatest return?What is the most rewarding?PARETO PRINCIPLE (80/20 Principle)

TIME WE SPEND 80% OF OUR TIME TO DO WORK THAT PRODUCES ONLY 20% OF OUR RESULT

BUSINESS WE SPEND 80% OF OUR TIME TO WORK ON BUSINESS THAT PRODUCES ONLY 20%OF OUR INCOME

MINISTRY WE SPEND 80% OF OUR TIME TO ADDRESS ISSUE OR PEOPLE THAT PRODUCES ONY 20% OF OUR GROWTH

SOLUTION GIVE 80% OF OUR YOUR TIME TO DO THINGS THAT GIVE YOU 80% OF YOUR RESULT

Step 3 WHAT DO YOU WANT?Your vision A MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION.“Joseph had a dream” Gen 37:5

Then the LORD answered me and said: “ Write the vision and make it plain on tablets, That he may run who reads it. 3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time; But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely come, It will not tarry Habakuk 2:2

A Dream increases our potentialA dream helps us prioritizeA dreams makes us very focus and effectiveA dream predicts our future. Specific Purpose – not general statement.

‘think BIG start small’

But I am not sure what I should do ?Look within you Talents, Experience

Look behind you What have you learned ?

Look around you What is happening to others ?

Look ahead of you What is the BIG PICTURE ?

Look above you What does God expect of you ?

Step 4. HOW TO? WHAT CAN YOU DO TO ACHIEVE YOUR OBJECTIVE

If we do what we always do, we will always get what we always get.

Plan your ‘how to’ – and write it down

FAILING TO PLAN IS PLANNING TO FAIL"Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it? …”Luke 14:28-31

MOTIVATION – STRATEGY = FRUSTRATION

Step 5. WHEN ? (TIME FRAME) Time frame to achieve the objective

Step 6. FOCUS Being single minded

Step 7. PERSERVERANCE Gal 6:9 Let us not become weary in doing good,

for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up

Eccl 11:4 He who observes the wind will not sow, and he who regards the clouds will not reap.

Big Success comes from Little Success

Step 8. plan FOR GROWTHDevelop plan for growth through reading, mixing with people who

are successful, learning from others, seminars, cassette etc

4 THINGS THAT WE NEED TO GROW:Spiritual relationship with

God

Our Family

Our work

Our duty to others

When do I start?

NOW&

START with the things/job that God has trusted in your hands

RIGHT NOW !

THE LORD has a specific calling for your life Illustration: someone who was given

enough oil to keep the lighthouse lamp burning for one month. But he gave his oil to so many other good request, and failed to keep the lighthouse lamp burning for one month. His failure caused many ships collided with the unseen rocks.

Sometimes you have to say no to so many GOOD request but not beneficial for your SPECIFIC calling.

You are created for a specific purpose. Discover it and start moving into that direction RIGHT NOW !

The LORD wants to see great things in your lifeJeremiah 33: 3 ‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you

great and mighty things, which you do not know.’

RAISE YOUR STANDARD “Anytime you sincerely want to make a change, the first thing you

must do is to raise your standards. To know what you would no longer accept in your life, all the things that you would no longer tolerate, and all the things that you aspire to become.”

“If you don’t set a baseline standard for what you’ll accept in life, you’ll find it’s easy to slip into behaviours and attitudes or a quality of life that’s far below what you deserve”

Psalm 2: 8 Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession.