Success God's Way
Overview
God not only desires your success—He is committed to it. In this book, Stanley believes that God sums up success in terms of relationship, character and obedience. "Success is defined by a continuing desire to be the person God called you to be and to achieve those goals that God helps you to set," says Charles Stanley. In Success God's Way, Stanley teaches God's principles for success, including ten steps to help you reach God's goals in your life, and what to do about the seven success blockers that entangle believers.
Top Highlights
“The world tends to sum up success in terms of fame and fortune. God sums up success in terms of relationship, character, and obedience. He desires for us to succeed first and foremost in our relationship with Him, then in our relationships with others, and then in our vocations and ministries.” (source)
“The real rewards associated with God’s success are the intangibles that all people want. The self–focused person may think he desires fame and fortune. But in the end, every person has as his deepest desire inner peace, joy, contentment, health and wholeness (spirit, mind, and body), feelings of spiritual security, the hope of eternal life, family love, and a living relationship with God.” (source)
“Generally speaking, many people define success as ‘setting a goal and accomplishing it.’ That definition, however, is limited.” (source)
“Am I saying that God is opposed to wealth? Absolutely not. God says very clearly in His Word that He is the Source of all wealth.” (source)
“A goal is an aim, a purpose, or a sense of direction toward which you move all of your energies, desires, and efforts” (source)
- Title: Success God’s Way
- Author: Charles Stanley
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Print Publication Date: 2000
- Logos Release Date: 2006
- Pages: 240
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Success › Religious aspects--Christianity
- ISBNs: 9781418531935, 1418531936
- Resource ID: LLS:40.170.32
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-28T20:17:26Z
Charles Stanley (1932–2023) was often called “America’s Pastor.” He earned his bachelor of divinity at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and his master’s degree and doctorate at Luther Rice Seminary. His theological viewpoint was evangelical and dispensational in nature.
Stanley served as senior pastor of the First Baptist Church Atlanta from 1971-2020. He ws the founder and president of In Touch Ministries and had served two terms as president of the Southern Baptist Convention. The radio and television broadcast In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley aired around the world in more than 50 languages and covered an array of topics—from finances to parenting.
Stanley was a New York Times bestselling author who had written more than 45 books, including The Charles F. Stanley Life Principles Bible, The Reason for My Hope, Walking Wisely: Real Guidance for Life’s Journey, and dozens more in The Charles Stanley Collection (46 vols.).
