Signs Of Success – Bible study

The following signs of success by poet, Ralph Waldo Emerson are very worthwhile signs of success, but I would like to include two more important signs from the wisdom of Solomon:

Signs Of Spiritual Success From God’s Word:

1) Fear God and 2) keep His commandments, For this is man’s all (Ecclesiastes 12:13; cf. Deuteronomy 10:12; Joshua 1:1-9).

Signs Of Success From Emerson:

“To laugh often and love much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the approbation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to give ones self; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation, to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived this is to have succeeded” (source).

Ralph Waldo Emerson