God wants us to become successful in life. We can understand this through the word of God. As we grow our faith and trust in the Lord, He will strengthen us to fulfill His word for our lives.
In 3 John 1:2 Beloved, I wish that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. God’s plan for us is that we may be successful in every area of our lives. When we adhere to His word and work according to ways trusting in His word, we can not but succeed in this life.
True success comes from God, for He gives us the power to make wealth and the ability to enjoy it in good health. Use this collection of Bible verses to gain a better understanding of how God defines success and how we can truly succeed in life.
1. 1 King 2:3 observe what the LORD your God requires: Walk in obedience to him, and keep his decrees and commands, laws and regulations, as written in the Law of Moses. Do this so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you go.
2. Proverbs 16:3 Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.
3. Psalms 37:4 Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
4. Luke 16:10-11 “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. So, who will trust you with true riches if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth?
5. Psalm 1:1-2 Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by water streams, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers.
6. Philippians 4:13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
7. Romans 12:2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world but be transformed by renewing your mind. Then you can test and approve God’s will—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
8. Isaiah 41:10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
9. Deuteronomy 8:18 But remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today.
10. Philippians 4:6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
11. Genesis 1:28-29 God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and every living creature that moves on the ground.” 29 Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree with fruit with seed. They will be yours for food.
12. Jeremiah 17:7 “But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him.
13. Genesis 39:2-6 The LORD was with Joseph so that he prospered and lived in the house of his Egyptian master. When his master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD gave him success in everything he did, Joseph found favor in his eyes and became his attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household, and he entrusted to his care everything he owned. From the time he put him in charge of his household and all that he owned, the LORD blessed the household of the Egyptians because of Joseph. The blessing of the LORD was on everything Potiphar had, both in the house and the field. So Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph’s care; with Joseph in charge, he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,
14. Matthew 16:26-27 What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? The Son of Man will come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to their actions.