— “God looks not at the height of your platform but the heart behind your purpose.”
📖 Summary
Many believe success provides a bigger stage for God’s glory.
Yet Scripture warns that motives matter more than magnitude.
God may use wealth or fame, but He never depends on them.
It is not success that glorifies God—but obedience in success.
1️⃣ Introduction | “If I become rich or famous, I can testify to more people!”
That sounds noble, but often hides pride.
“I’ll glorify God after I succeed” usually means
“I want to succeed, and I’ll add God’s name to it later.”
True glory comes not from being seen by many,
but from being faithful in what only God sees.
2️⃣ Biblical Foundation
📘 Deuteronomy 8:17–18 (ESV) — God gives wealth for His glory, not ours.
📘 Matthew 6:1 (ESV) — Don’t practice righteousness to be seen by others.
📘 Matthew 16:26 (ESV) — Gain the world but lose your soul?
📘 1 Corinthians 10:31 (ESV) — Whatever you do, do all for God’s glory.
📘 Luke 12:20–21 (ESV) — The rich fool loses all in a night.
→ God values faithfulness, not fame.
3️⃣ Theological Insights
📜 John MacArthur — Hard to Believe
“Prosperity cloaked as spirituality is self-worship in disguise.”
📜 R.C. Sproul — The Holiness of God
“God’s glory shines not through our achievements, but through our reverence.”
📜 John Piper — Don’t Waste Your Life
“God’s goal is not to make you look rich but to make Himself look precious.”
📜 C.S. Lewis — Mere Christianity
“Humility is not thinking less of yourself but thinking of yourself less.”
📜 Westminster Shorter Catechism Q.1
“Man’s chief end is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.”
4️⃣ False Views vs. Biblical Correction
| False View | Problem | Biblical Correction |
|---|---|---|
| “Success equals glory for God.” | Pride disguised as mission | God is glorified through obedience (Luke 16:10). |
| “I need money to serve God.” | Material dependency | God delights in faithfulness, not fortune (Mark 12:43). |
| “Fame helps evangelism.” | Ends justify means | God uses holiness more than influence (1 Pet 1:16). |
| “Poverty limits ministry.” | Secular mindset | The poor in spirit are blessed (Matt 5:3). |
5️⃣ Practical Application
1️⃣ Examine your motives — Is your goal glory or gratitude?
2️⃣ Guard your methods — Is God honored by your means?
3️⃣ Steward your money — Does it build your kingdom or His?
4️⃣ Stay consistent — Be as faithful in little as in much.
5️⃣ Redirect praise — When success comes, point upward, not inward.
6️⃣ Conclusion
God may raise you high—but He alone must remain higher.
If success hides the cross, it ceases to be holy.
Fame and fortune are not the goal, but the test.
“The truly successful are those whose success no longer owns them.” — Revito
Faith. Humility. Purpose. — Revito
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