PREPARING FOR SUCCESS..

PROVERBS 24:27 CEV-EN says; Get your fields ready and plant your crops before starting a home.

To have a big dream and not prepare for it, can turn that dream into a nightmare..
( Luke 12:47 KJV says; And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.)

Success is a progressive realization of God given goals. It is the progressive movement towards your God given destiny. It is not possible for a person to succeed (good success) without heavens help. You have the responsibility to plan to succeed, but you have to trust God for direction. (Prov Proverbs 16:9 KJV says; A man's heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps)

HOW TO PREPARE FOR SUCCESS.

You should know exactly what you want to do.
There is more than enough resources for a man who has a well articulated plan to utilize it, because God does not  invest in foolishness.
(Prov 30:30- 34 says; I once walked by the field and the vineyard of a lazy fool, Thorns and weeds were everywhere and the stone wall had fallen down. When I saw this, it taught me a lesson: Sleep a little,Doze a little,Fold your hands and twiddle your thumbs,Suddenly poverty hits you and everything is gone!)

You should know how to do what you want..
God is interested in details, so pay attention to details while planning.
(luke 14:28-30 says; Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. What is the first thing you have to do? Won't you sit down and figure out how much it will cost and if you have enough money to pay for it, Otherwise,you will start building the tower, but not be able to finish. Then everyone who sees what is happening will laugh at you.They will say “You started building, but could not finish the job.”)

You should know when and where to do what you want.
Time is important to God..
( 1cor 14: 8 says;If a bugle call isn't clear, how would you know to get ready for battle?)
Ecclesiastes 3:1 KJV
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

You should know the resources you have and the resources you require.

We can get these pointers from Solomon as he made plans to build a temple unto the lord.

2 Chronicles 2:1-4 KJV
And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the Lord, and an house for his kingdom. And Solomon told out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand to hew in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them. And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him an house to dwell therein, even so deal with me. Behold, I build an house to the name of the Lord my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the Lord our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel.
2 CHRONICLES 2:5-10 CEV-EN
This will be a great temple, because our God is greater than all other gods.
No one can ever build a temple large enough for God—even the heavens are too small a place for him to live in! All I can do is build a place where we can offer sacrifices to him.
Send me a worker who can not only carve, but who can work with gold, silver, bronze, and iron, as well as make brightly colored cloth. The person you send will work here in Judah and Jerusalem with the skilled workers that my father has already hired.
I know that you have workers who are experts at cutting lumber in Lebanon. So would you please send me some cedar, pine, and juniper logs? My workers will be there to help them,  because I'll need a lot of lumber to build such a large and glorious temple.  I will pay your woodcutters 2,000 tons of wheat, the same amount of barley, 400,000 liters of wine, and that same amount of olive oil.

THINGS TO NOTE ON SUCCESS
1. Success comes at a price, it has to cost you something.
2. Its not what you have, its what you do with what you have, because God gives to each man according to his ability.
3. Frustrations in life is traceable to lack of preparation.
4. Every man's sucess story reveals tips on how to get there, so study people who have been successful.
5. Success comes with greater responsibility. To whom much is given much also is expected (luke 12:48)
6. All successful people are givers; so be thrift but generous

REMEMBER.... In the house of the wise there is wine and oil, but the fool spends it all... so learn to Tithe and Save.
QUESTION?..... Why buy what you dont need?

Extracted from the teachings of Pst. David Wale Feso on Preparing for Success.