The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me. John 1: 29-30 (KJV)
For you to succeed in life you have to move with the right kind of people. A lot of us seat in a corner of our room fasting and praying, waiting for the miracle to come to us. We must break this narrow mindedness and move out of that small corner of our life and move with understanding. The people came to Jesus because they want their life to turn around; so when John the Baptist spoke of Him they immediately followed Him. You must move with the right kind of people, you must associate with the people that can make a difference in your life. Jesus Himself moved with the right kind of people; a tax collector, a doctor, a law maker, a doubter, a fisherman, a wealthy man (Joseph of Arimathea), dynamic women. We need to chose the right kind of friend so that we can succeed in life.
Some problems are not solved by prayer, they are solved by wisdom. There are only 2 or 3 people close to you who are the solution to your problem. If Joseph had stayed in a corner of the prison and not talked to his fellow prisoners he would have died in prison, Genesis 40. Make friends everywhere you go. Don’t let the situations of life that you are faced with keep you from the knowledge of who you are. How did David get to Saul’s palace? A slave introduced him to the king. “Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth–lehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the Lord is with him. “1 Samuel 16:18 (KJV). Why? David made friends with the slaves. The more friends you have the greater your success quotient.
You must have a clear vision of where your life is going. Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he. Proverbs 29:18 (KJV). Your vision must run with God’s purpose for your life.
“A person with a clear purpose will make progress, even on the roughest road. A person with no purpose will make no progress, even on the smoothest road.” — Thomas Carlyle
When we get to the gate of heaven we will be asked what we used our life for, who did we influence, how many lives did we change and lead unto the right path.
