Seven Keys To Personal Success

True success is the achievement of the very best way of life. One that results from the application of God’s standards and that which harmonizes with his purpose for us.

Success is having a feeling of accomplishment. It is basically feeling good about yourself, yourlife and your positive achievements or accomplishments. Success is being happy and joyful.

One may ask, what are the stuffs of which a successful life is made of? Sure the ingredients or stuffs for a successful life are numerous and here in this article my goal is to reveal what I think are the most essential .I have chosen to call them keys .This is to express their crucial important as we can appreciate the value of keys in our individual lives.

Imagine your child suddenly developed acute appendicitis or your wife in heavy labour,in both cases ,each needed to be rushed to the hospital for urgent medical attention ,suppose you can’t find the key to your car. How should you feel?
Here are what I considered to be the seven keys to personal success.

1. Salvation from Sins

You cannot experience genuine personal success without first having made peace with your Creator. You must have a sure good relationship with God. This is the most important key that will enable you have success in life. A life full of guilt, condemnations and blemish is nonsense notwithstanding how heavy is your bank account.

Indeed; it is a joyful thing to have a heart cleansed from every pollution of sins and evil habits.The psalmist expresses it this way-“Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.”Psalm 32:1 NIV.

2. Prayerfulness

Prayer is having an intimate communion or conversation with God. It is the act of pouring our hearts before God, seeking His help, guidiance, protection and wisdom on how to run our lives and deal with those around us.

You must understand that except you receive wisdom and grace from above you can do absolutely nothing that amount to anything in the sight of God. Truly you may set goals and targets for yourself but except the Lord be with you, you are toiling and laboring in vain.

3. Meditation

Meditation is the principal way God has given to man to contact the supernatural world. It is the realm where we engage both our spirits and our minds in deep thought from the word of God. Meditation brings in energy and power from God into our life situations.

If you are too busy that you cannot meditate on God’s word daily, then you are too busy to succeed. Hear this admonition; “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.” Joshua 1:8.NKJV

4. Keep Money in its proper place

“For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.”(1 Timothy 6.10)

The quest for money has obviously affected the attitude of many people concerning what a successful life is all about. Note that the issue is not actually money itself –which we all need to take good care of ourselves, our families, friends, some social and church functions and some other noble objectives.

Money itself is certainly not the root of all evil as some wrongly assume. It is the disposition to acquire it at all cost, violating all the voice of a good conscience and all ethical and morally justified means that makes it evil.

Those who avidly purse riches as the sole key to personal success are indeed pursuing shadows. Besides inviting frustrations and disappointment into their lives they invite many sorrows.

5. Cultivate a Generous Disposition

Do you know that there is more joy and happiness in giving than in receiving? Train yourself to always be a source of blessing to others.Let someone thanks God today because of your generosity and helpful disposition especially when you do that with humility of mind.

Remember if you develop a generous and helpful disposition you will be free from a greedy spirit that has consumed that heart of so many people and has kept many of them unhappy and unthankful.

Certainly at the end of your days and even while you live you will be proudly remembered by the number of peoples you changed their lives positively.

6. Forgive easily

During the course of our interaction with people on daily basics, it is possible that people will hurt, mistreat, misunderstand or offend us. How do you feel? Now imagine when such offense is coming from a close friend, a co-worker or even your spouse.

Honestly, it is not always easy but you must learn how to forgive easily and freely. It could be you may have mistreated someone before. How would you feel if that person is still holding grudges with you up till this moment?

Forgiveness is good for your health. It relives you of inbuilt strains, tensions and negative emotions that are often associated with unforgiveness.Also; you look younger, happier and healthier if you are always in the habit of forgiving and forbearing people all the time.

7. Seek Knowledge

Remember learning never stops after school. For you to remain relevant and useful you must remain a learner till you live this world.

First, endeavour to study God’s word diligently to know the will, the mind and the plan of God toward you now and beyond. Your purpose for being privileged to step into this world must be greater than just for the enjoyment of the things of this world for a moment.

Second, seek further knowledge in your field or occupation as to remain relevant and important in that field. If people no longer consult you or seek for your knowledge in your field especially when difficult issues comes up that is enough to let you know that you are now obsolete and useless as far as that field is concern.

As you ponder on these seven keys to your personal success, don’t be in a hurry to put any aside, not until that part of your life is re addressed properly.

Enjoy your success.