Success

The lecturer affirms that continuous success brings joy to the person, his family, the church, and the heavenly ones, and that the children of God are called to be successful in everything because the hand of the Lord with the person blesses his works.

Biblical examples
He is citing stories such as Joseph the righteous (successful in every situation: son, servant, prisoner, minister), David (successful as a warrior and confident), Nehemiah, the Apostle Paul (successful despite afflictions and prisons), and Athanasius the Apostolic (spiritual success despite exile and persecution). These examples show that true success appears in internal steadfastness and reliance on God.

Inner success versus external success
He emphasizes that true success begins from within: a steadfast heart, a calm mind, firm nerves, and a strong will. A person who does not collapse before afflictions succeeds even if external circumstances seem against him.

Patience, perseverance, work, and obedience
Among the components of success: God’s blessing, obedience to the commandments, diligence in work, patience with prolonged duration, and not despairing at temporary failure. The call is to knock on many doors and not give up when they are closed.

Warning against the success of the wicked
The lecture clarifies that the success of the wicked is often false and temporary and their means are wrong, and presents examples (Jezebel, Herod, Haman) who seemed successful but ended in punishment or disappearance. Therefore, we must not envy the wicked nor desire their ways.

Focus on spiritual success
The supreme success is spiritual success: conquering the self, resisting temptations, integrity in service, and spreading the kingdom of God on earth. The ultimate achievement is that the believer’s faith bears fruit and stands firm at the end of his life.

Practical advice
Keep the Lord’s commandment, seek His blessing, strive in work, endure afflictions with patience, do not fear or despair, and remember that what a man sows he will reap. Inner strength comes from faith in God’s help.

Spiritual conclusion
True success is to remain steadfast inwardly and to complete the journey with God until the end, so you become a joy to people, to the church, and to God Himself, and in the end the truth prevails and the believer’s life bears fruit.

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