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Are you successful but unfulfilled?

‘Trust in the Lord with all your heart.’ Proverbs 3:5 NKJV

In 1987 the Minnesota Twins baseball star Kirby Puckett saw a childhood dream come true when he led his team to a World Series Championship. Greg Gagne, the Twins’ shortstop, described the scene in the clubhouse after their win. He related the hugging, the shouting, the laughing, the obligatory dousing of champagne over the players’ heads, and the presentation of the trophy. But the memory that would stick with him forever, he said, took place ten minutes into the celebration when he noticed the normally cheerful Puckett sitting silently on a stool away from everyone else. Gagne wove his way through the media, players and coaches, sat down beside Puckett and asked him what he was thinking about. With deep sadness in his eyes, Puckett said, ‘If this is all there is to it, life is pretty empty.’

Can you relate? You may have a great job, an excellent salary, a fine house, a wonderful family, good health, and even a low golf handicap—but no real peace. If so, you’re not alone. There are multitudes of people out there just like you. King Solomon’s fame spread throughout the world. In his day he had more wealth and power than Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk combined. Yet he wrote, ‘When I surveyed all that my hands had done and what I had toiled to achieve, everything was meaningless.’ (Ecclesiastes 2:11 NIV)

What answer did Solomon come up with? ‘Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.’ (Proverbs 3:5–6 NKJV)

written by Bob Gass

 

[Mayflower]

Are you successful but unfulfilled?

‘Trust in the Lord with all your heart.’ Proverbs 3:5 NKJV

In 1987 the Minnesota Twins baseball star Kirby Puckett saw a childhood dream come true when he led his team to a World Series Championship. Greg Gagne, the Twins’ shortstop, described the scene in the clubhouse after their win. He related the hugging, the shouting, the laughing, the obligatory dousing of champagne over the players’ heads, and the presentation of the trophy. But the memory that would stick with him forever, he said, took place ten minutes into the celebration when he noticed the normally cheerful Puckett sitting silently on a stool away from everyone else. Gagne wove his way through the media, players and coaches, sat down beside Puckett and asked him what he was thinking about. With deep sadness in his eyes, Puckett said, ‘If this is all there is to it, life is pretty empty.’

Can you relate? You may have a great job, an excellent salary, a fine house, a wonderful family, good health, and even a low golf handicap—but no real peace. If so, you’re not alone. There are multitudes of people out there just like you. King Solomon’s fame spread throughout the world. In his day he had more wealth and power than Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk combined. Yet he wrote, ‘When I surveyed all that my hands had done and what I had toiled to achieve, everything was meaningless.’ (Ecclesiastes 2:11 NIV)

What answer did Solomon come up with? ‘Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.’ (Proverbs 3:5–6 NKJV)

written by Bob Gass

This is becoming my favorite verse these days. Head knowledge to heart knowledge. The more Word applied in a Christian's life and less world, the happier and more at peace one is. I know this is the case in my life.

 

[Brad Huber]

Success is simply a measurement thats made up by someone whom you admire. For a drug user, success is getting high as often as you want. For someone wanting more money, perhaps winning the lottery. For someone who is work oriented, a job they love with many people congratulating them for a job well done.

The real question is how is your success measured? Prov 3:5-6 is my favorite verse also. Success for me is pleasing the Lord and not suffering to much in this world, but the first is more important than the second.