STAY LITTLE!

 

STAY LITTLE!

 

‘When you were little in your own eyes, were you not head of the tribes of Israel?’
(1 Sam. 15:17 NKJV).

 

Like many still do today, my high school senior class voted on the "best" person in a variety of categories. one of the votes was for "most likely to succeed" Our choice for that honor was very deserving. Talented, personable and capable, he had many characteristics necessary for success. Immediately after graduation, he started out in his chosen career in a way that reinforced our vote. For him, success was just around the corner.

 

In a very few years, however, his career was over, his home destroyed, his life entangled in sin and disgrace. one of our mutual friends said, "I don't understand it. He was voted ‘most likely to succeed.’"

 

I answered, "The most likely to succeed may be the most likely to fail. He trusted himself instead of relying upon God."

 

Like King Saul, too many people become self-confident and fail to stay "little" in their own eyes. True success comes to those whose confidence is in God. Don't let your gifts and talents become a stumbling-block!

 

Life response: "Lord, help me to understand that my real worth is in my relationship with You."