What do you view as success? How do you gauge the positives in your life? What if the amount of struggles and trials in your life seem to be higher than the positives...does this mean you have not been successful? Does it matter that your life doesn't fit the "normal" status of success in life?
For a long time, I have held on to the notion that as one who has lived what I call a not normal life, it's been difficult to find my way to believing that I am or have been a success. If I base it on the media--absolutely NOT. If I base it on "regular people"--I don't cut the mustard.
I choose to follow the example of a Christian. There are so many stories in the bible of struggle, hardships, and devastating circumstances. The key was that each individual was faced with a set of situations and had to decide whether to try and fix it on their own or give the rights and responsibility over to God. For some, it took longer than others to overcome. For others, a quick, "miracle-like" experience. In all, the notion of success was replaced with a concept of OVERCOMING and VICTORY.
So--I've decided to see myself not as a successful person, but as an Overcomer; one who claims, accepts and experiences Victory because I give total control of my life to God. I don't have all the answers and right now feel so broken that I'm not even in a tunnel that I can eventually find the light. However, I know that one day, I'll Overcome and will be victorious--because Gods got me.
Don't worry that because you might not look like a success to the world. Strive to be an Overcomer--you ARE Victorious with God!!
ONWARD
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