From movie stars to gospel singers the race is on to tell the world how to succeed by using the keys, the secrets or principles these people found in life. Usually these keys are purported to be the only way they or anyone else will ever succeed. Seven keys to financial wealth, the twelve keys to a more powerful life or the three keys to a more peaceful life, these are the essence of the success keys.
There are many questions I have asked in prayer over the thirty five year long period I have believed in God. For about half of that period one of the questions I asked was what is success. In the last few years I have become absolutely sure of the answer. It came through viewing the lives of successful people and the lives of so called losers. The biggest surprise I found in this years long search was finding that success is usually determined by the definition a person uses and little else.
If a persons personal view of success is faulty then even those on the top of their game might actually be losers. Conversely those thought of as losers would be seen as quite successful. What does all that mean?
When Jesus Christ was tempted by Satan one of the offers...