As I’ve mentioned before, my time with God (instead of church – I’m not knocking church, but it just isn’t for me) is to read Daily Word. This little booklet has helped me immensely.

I was touched by today’s entry (below). How often we tend to think of success in terms of material things; how much money we may have, or friends. When we do this, then if we don’t measure up to what it seems society deems as “success” we then can feel like a failure.

I struggled for a long time with how I saw success in my heart, but it didn’t seem to match up to what is going on around me. When we live from others’ expectations of us we don’t live authentically – and then we only hurt ourselves.  We also tend to attract those into our lives that may not be right for us. But when we live authentically and from our hearts, it is quite the amazing thing to experience when you attract like-minded people into your circle and how good that feels.

Though at times, I’ll admit, I still struggle with my own authenticity when the world around me thinks differently – but just being aware of who I am and what is important to me, always helps put me back on the path where my heart is most happy.

DAILY WORD, Thursday, March 12, 2012

The light of God leads me to success

How do I measure success?  Is it the balance in my bank account, the number of friends I have or amount of things I own? These are material markets, but then do not reflect who I am.

The true measure of success is my ability to greet each day with a positive attitude and the assurance that I am in my right and perfect place. It is my willingness to allow the presence of God to guide me to right actions. It is my capacity to trust the power of God to sustain me.

As I let God’s light shine on all I do, I cannot fail. Staying faithful to the powerful Presence within me, I move forward with confidence. This is my measure of success.