How do YOU spell success?

The verse which jumps out when I read from Psalm 118 is, "O LORD, save us: O LORD, grant us success. Success? Really?  If you read from The Message Bible, it calls success: "a free and full life." Is that success? Google describes it as (1) the accomplishment of an aim or purpose, (2) the attainment of popularity or profit.

George Patton said, "success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom." If you research other quotes by other famous folks you will find a plethora of concepts. What do you say success is; looks like or feels like?

In a world overflowing with chaos and turmoil, to this writer, success is finally embracing the peace that passes all understanding. Success is having walked through all the drama life had to throw at us and coming out on the other side with a testimony worth telling.  It is having a story where God is the main character and peace and hope are the happy ending.

Psalm 118:19-29

I have written on these very same verses twice before in 2012 and 2014. Which of the 3 speak to you today in this place and in this time? Comment below or email your comment to me.

There’s nothing like the written Word of God for showing the way to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. Every part of Scripture is God-breathed and useful one way or another—showing us truth, exposing our rebellion, correcting our mistakes, training us to live God’s way. Through the Word we are put together and shaped up for the tasks God has for us. (1 Timothy 3:16-17)