BSS - How to Achieve Success
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1 Courage to face Realities
Fear Not
- Isaiah 41:10: "So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."
- Joshua 1:9 - "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."
- Psalm 27:1 - "The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?"
- Philippians 4:13 - "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."
- Deuteronomy 31:6 - "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you."
- Matthew 28:20 - "And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
- Proverbs 19:21: "Many are the plans in a person's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails."
- Proverbs 16:9: "In their hearts, humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps."
- follow God's purpose and methods if you want success
- Proverbs 16:3 - "Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans."
- Proverbs 29:18 - "Where there is no vision, the people perish."
- Habakkuk 2:2 - "Then the Lord replied: 'Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it.'"
- Psalm 37:4 - "Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart."
3 Find the Realities - The Truth
See also: Success Principles for Life - The Wisdom from East & West - From Ray Dalio to i-Ching
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Relate to the External Environment
- The truth will set you free - John 8:32
Go by the truth, and facts and not opinions, interpretations, or political stands
- Proverbs 15:22: "Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers, they succeed."
- Proverbs 24:6: "Surely you need guidance to wage war, and victory is won through many advisers."
The Principles of Life & Work - And follow them in designing your plan
- Proverbs 2:3-6: "Yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God. For the LORD gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding."
- Ecclesiastes 7:25: "So I turned my mind to understand, to investigate and to search out wisdom and the scheme of things and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the madness of folly."
- Job 12:7-8: "But ask the beasts, and they will teach you; the birds of the heavens, and they will tell you; or the bushes of the earth, and they will teach you, and the fish of the sea will declare to you."
- Proverbs 18:15: "The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, for the ears of the wise seek it out."
- Psalm 111:2: "Great are the works of the LORD, studied by all who delight in them."
- Principles are in the working of the universe & nature created by God.
- Proverbs 25:2: "It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out."
- Luke 14:28: "Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won't you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it?"
- Proverbs 21:5 - "The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty."
Do the right things rightly
- Mat 6:33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
- Psalm 34:17-18: "The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit."
- Have faith that God's principles work. God make sure they do
- James 1:22 - "Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says."
- Matthew 7:24 "Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
- "Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave—just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." - Matthew 20:26-28
- James 1:2-4: "Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything."
- Philippians 3:13-14 - "Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus."
- Jeremiah 29:11: "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
- Galatians 6:9 - "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up."
- Colossians 3:23-24 - "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving."
- Proverbs 14:23 - "All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty."
- Proverbs 10:4 - "Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth."
- Proverbs 13:4 - "The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied."
- 1 Corinthians 15:58 - "Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain."
- Ecclesiastes 9:10 - "Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom."
Humility & Gentleness
- Matthew 11:28-30: "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."
- Proverbs 1:5 - "Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance."
- Proverbs 9:9 - "Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning."
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读经分享 如何取得成功
1 勇敢面对现实 - 不要害怕
并在制定计划时遵循这些原则
正确地做正确的事情
Lim Liat (c) 30-6-23
- 以赛亚书 41:10 - 「你不要害怕，因为我与你同在；不要惊慌，因为我是你的神。我必坚固你，我必帮助你，我必用我公义的右手扶持你。」
- 约书亚记 1:9 - 「我岂没有吩咐你吗？你当刚强壮胆，不要惧怕，也不要惊惶，因为你无论往哪里去，耶和华你的神必与你同在。」
- 诗篇 27:1 - 「耶和华是我的亮光，是我的拯救，我还怕谁呢？耶和华是我性命的保障，我还惧怕谁呢？」
- 腓立比书 4:13 - 「我靠着那加给我力量的，凡事都能做。」
- 申命记 31:6 - 「你们当刚强壮胆，不要惧怕，也不要惊惶，因为耶和华你的神和你同去。他必不撇下你，也不丢弃你。」
- 马太福音 28:20 - 「看哪！我天天与你们同在，直到世界的末了。」
- 箴言 19:21 - 「人心多有计谋，惟有耶和华的筹算，纔能立定。」
- 箴言 16:9 - 「人心筹算自己的道路，惟耶和华指引他的脚步。」
- 若你想要成功，就要追随神的目的和方法。
- 箴言 16:3 - 「你所做的事，都要交托耶和华，你的计谋就必成立。」
- 箴言 29:18 - 「没有异象，民就放肆；惟遵守律法的，便为有福。」
- 哈巴谷书 2:2 - 「耶和华回答我说：将这默示明明地写在版上，使读的人容易读。」
- 诗篇 37:4 - 「你要以耶和华为乐，他就将你心里所求的赐给你。」
3 真相 - 认识现实 - 与外部环境相关
- 真理使你自由 - 约翰福音 8:32
根据真相和事实行动，而不是意见、解释或政治立场。
- 箴言 15:22 - 「谋事须凭筹算，打仗要凭智谋。」
- 箴言 24:6 - 「因智谋可以打仗，谋士众多便得胜。」
并在制定计划时遵循这些原则
- 箴言 2:3-6 - 「你若呼求聪明，扬声求聪达；你若寻找她，如寻找银子，搜求她，如搜求隐藏的珍宝，你就明白敬畏耶和华，得以认识神。因为，耶和华赐人智慧；知识和聪明都由他口而出。」
- 传道书 7:25 - 「我专心寻求，要智慧，要参透一切所行的，乃知那恶人的愚昧，和那愚顽人的狂妄。」
- 约伯记 12:7-8 - 「只有走兽可以指教你，空中的鸟可以告诉你。或问地，地必指教你；海中的鱼也必向你说明。」
- 箴言 18:15 - 「明哲人的心得智慧，聪明人的耳求知识。」
- 诗篇 111:2 - 「耶和华的作为是大的，凡喜爱的都考察。」
- 原则存在于上帝创造的宇宙和自然的运作中。
- 箴言 25:2 - 「将事隐秘乃神的荣耀；将事察清乃君王的荣耀。」
- 路加福音 14:28 - 「你们那一个人要盖一座楼，岂不先坐下算计花费，能盖成不成？」
- 箴言 21:5 - 「殷勤筹划的，足见利益；行事急躁的，都必致穷。」
正确地做正确的事情
- 马太福音 6:33 - 「你们要先求他的国和他的义，这些东西都要加给你们了。」
- 诗篇 34:17-18 - 「义人呼求，耶和华听见了，便救他们脱离一切患难。耶和华靠近伤心的人，拯救灵性痛悔的人。」
- 相信上帝的原则有效，上帝确保这一点
- 雅各书 1:22 - 「只是你们要行道，不要单单听道，自己欺哄自己。」
- 马太福音 7:24 - 「所以，凡听见我这话就去行的，好比一个聪明人，把房子盖在磐石上。」
- 马太福音 20:26-28：「凡愿意在你们中间为大的，必要作你们的用人；凡愿意在你们中间为首的，必要作你们的仆人；正如人子来，不是要受人的服事，乃是要服事人，並且要舍命，作多人的赎价。」
- 雅各书 1:2-4 - 「我的弟兄们，你们落在百般试炼中，都要以为大喜乐；因为知道你们的信心经过试验，就生忍耐。但忍耐也当成功，使你们成全完备，毫无缺欠。」
- 腓立比书 3:13-14 - 「弟兄们，我不是以为自己已经得着了，我只有一件事，就是忘记背后，努力面前的，向着标竿直跑，要得神在基督耶稣里从上面召我来得的奖赏。」
- 耶利米书 29:11 - 「耶和华说：我知道我向你们所怀的意念是赐平安的意念，不是降灾祸的意念，要叫你们末后有指望。」
- 加拉太书 6:9 - 「我们行善，不可丧志；若不灰心，到了时候，就要收成。」
- 歌罗西书 3:23-24 - 「无论做什么，都要从心里作，像是给主做的，不是给人作的。因为你们知道从主那里必得着基业为赏赐；你们所事奉的乃是主基督。」
- 箴言 14:23 - 「凡勤劳的，都有益处；嘴上多言，乃致穷乏。」
- 箴言 10:4 - 「手懒的，要受贫穷；手勤的，却要富足。」
- 箴言 13:4 - 「懒惰人羨慕，却无所得；殷勤人必得丰裕。」
- 哥林多前书 15:58 - 「所以，我亲爱的弟兄们，你们务要坚固，不可摇动，常常竭力多做主工，因为知道你们的劳苦在主里面不是徒然的。」
- 传道书 9:10 - 「凡你手所当作的，要尽力去作；因为在你所去的阴间，没有工作、没有谋事、没有知识、也没有智慧。」
11 休息并无止境地向耶稣学习
谦卑与温柔
- 马太福音 11:28-30 - 「凡劳苦担重担的人可以到我这里来，我就使你们得安息。我心里柔和谦卑，你们当负我的轭，学我的样式，这样，你们心里就必得享安息。因为我的轭是容易的，我的担子是轻省的。」
- 箴言 1:5 - 「智慧人听见，必增长学问；聪明人得着智谋。」
- 箴言 9:9 - 「授教导智慧人，他就越发有智慧；指示义人，他就增长学问。」
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