Success

Success, how do we measure it?? This is a question that I have pondered for sometime now...The Pastor at our church has just barely brushed the surface of it and yet has never come right out and told the "Christians" at our church how success is measured... so here are some of my thoughts.. Society tells us that Success is measured in the things you have, the type of job you achieve, but mostly in the things you have.. I find it really hard to say that someone is successful because they drive a certain car or live in a certain house or even wear certain clothes.. this is not Success.. Do you think Jesus was riding around Isreal on the most prestigeous horse or living in the biggest and most elaborate house?? I don't think so.. Jesus in my opinion is the most Successful person I know and yet he did not have all the "riches".. He is successful because he was himself and he did good.. His heart made him a Success. Maybe if We would look in their hearts and get rid of the evil, the greed, and the materialism, then We would resemble the image that our God has for us...I think there are a few and I mean a very few people that really are Successful.. Are you??