Modern society encourages us to strive for "success," whether professional, financial, or social. Indeed, we celebrate successful, driven people. We shower them with awards and accolades. We seek to emulate their behavior and work ethic.
But that constant drive for success can be a problem if, in our pursuit of such success, we lose focus on building spiritual successes.
Habakkuk 1:15:16 (ESV) provides an example, speaking of a fisherman,
He brings all of them up with a hook;
he drags them out with his net;
he gathers them in his dragnet;
so he rejoices and is glad.
Therefore he sacrifices to his net
and makes offerings to his dragnet...
The fisherman becomes so enthralled with his professional success that he actually begins to worship his net! He becomes identified with his net. He ranks his net as greater than God.
Do we do the same? In our pursuit of professional, financial, or social success, do we lose sight of accumulating spiritual success? Make a goal for today: Before you go to bed, try to have made some kind of spiritual advancement. It's not hard -- just spend a few minutes in simple, meaningful prayer.
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