"Do you believe God wants you to be successful?"

[Getinonthis]

I believe God created the Earth and everything in it for our benefit.
And as a loving father why would he not desire you to be successful in your endeavors.
That's my opinion let me know if you agree or if you differ.

[noirlupe]

Yes God was us to be successful.  I believe that is his wish for everyone.  But we get in the way of that, we dont rely on Him as we should so we try to do things ourselves and we mess up our lives.  We get impatient or want something that really isnt good for us.  Thus we go down a path of our choice and not the path we should be on.

We just need to be patient and wait on what He has in store for us.  If we do we have the best surprise waiting for us.

[teen73]

I believe God allows us to walk in our own path he desires all to be everything they can be but we get in the way of that buy allowing our decsions to interfer.  He tells us that our decisions make our path he gave us free will so if for some reason we don't succed try again.  Sometimes we hold our selves back, even though he has the power to make us to what ever he doesn't so I think he wants us to be successful but altimately its up to us.

[Annella]

Yes, we are to prosper in this world and live life more abundantly because of Him. However, can we handle it though.....that's the question. If riches will take us from God, then it's better not to be rich. What would it profit a man to gain the whole world but lose his soul. Many people in the Bible were rich (Abraham, Solomon, Joseph, etc.), and their material blessings came from God.

Prosperity is not just financial, but health, family, love, etc. A man may be poor in this worlds goods, but very rich in his life with many heavenly blessings. Even peace of heart and soul is something no money can buy. Remember the Bible says the "love" of money is the root of all evil. Not money, but the "love" of money. I know people who make quite a bit of money, and have become secure in their wealth, and not God. If we seek God first and want His Will with all our heart, all other things will be added unto us. Sometimes having what we need with no worries is great gain and contentment. Many a rich person is not happy nor content.

It's not wrong to have riches, but if it makes our trust any less in our Lord, or makes us dependent on those riches instead of God, then it's better not to have them. There have been times in my life that I needed a financial blessing and God sent it. That's not trust in my abundance of wealth, but in knowing that HE is my provider and the true riches are in knowing Him and His Word. Also, people need to realize that wealth is to also help those less fortunate. The Bible says: The poor we have with us always. The only redeeming quality that money has......is to further the Kingdom of God (saving of souls), and/or to help someone less fortunate than ourselves/mankind.

Not bragging, but I live very well with everything I could need or want. My income isn't a lot, but my standard of living is much higher than anyone with my income could imagine. That is the blessings of God. God has prospered my life over many years living for him with prosperity, health, physical, mental, and emotional blessings the world cannot give.