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Nobody begins to pursue a dream believing that it will fail. Sounds simple, right? But a lot of people don’t necessarily dream to succeed; they dream to function and survive but don’t dream of success, perhaps because it feels too indulgent.

Let me assure you there is nothing wrong with success. The God who wants to give you abundantly above all you could ask or think is the same God who wants to see you succeed!

Joseph’s dream was a dream of success, and it came to pass. Years after Joseph’s brothers sold him into slavery in Egypt, this happened:

Pharaoh said to Joseph, “… You shall be over my house, and all my people shall be ruled according to your word; only in regard to the throne will I be greater than you.” And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.”

Then Pharaoh took his signet ring off his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand; and he clothed him in garments of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck. And he had him ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried out before him, “Bow the knee!” So he set him over all the land of Egypt. (Genesis 41:39–43)

God isn’t going to give you a dream of mediocrity. Believe it or not, success is a biblical word! See what the Lord said to Joshua when he took charge of the nation of Israel:

Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go. This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. (Joshua 1:7–8)

Good success.

Define success however you like, but the way God defines it is different than the way the world does. It’s not about acquisition or self-indulgence. Success in the kingdom of God is so often about service.