By His standards? He had a job most people despised, often eliciting laughter rather than applause. Since his wife died, he lived alone, going on long fasts and drawing stares from neighbors. He had few friends who didn't understand him. Despite his faithful efforts, he seemed to gain little from his work as a teacher in a school with few students, and his message was unpopular. To many, he seemed a failure—a view applied to the prophet Jeremiah, one of history’s most influential teachers, despite his lack of acclaim and recognition.
Think about it. Can true success be measured by fame and fortune, or does it depend on faithfulness and obedience to God’s call, regardless of worldly recognition?
God’s Word: "The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. (1 Samuel 16:7).”
God didn’t call Jeremiah to succeed by fame, popularity, or fortune, but by faith alone. His work was too vital to be judged by temporal standards. It was faith work, often unrewarded on earth. Similarly, our Heavenly Father calls us to be obedient and holy. While the world may see us as failures, by His standards, we are truly succeeding.
We pray: “Heavenly Father, grant me wisdom in managing daily tasks and avoiding procrastination. Help me act timely and maintain order in our space. Fill our home with your peace, and guide me to manage responsibilities well, keeping burdens and unpleasantness at bay. In Jesus name. Amen.”
“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.
Each day has enough trouble of its own” (Matthew 6:34)
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