Secret Sauce

I believe that God wants us to be successful.

Jesus said, “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinegrower. Whoever does not abide in me is thrown away like a branch and withers; such branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples. As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete. “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. I do not call you servants any longer, because the servant does not know what the master is doing; but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father. You did not choose me but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name.” - John 15:1,6-16

Jesus wants us to know that we have a major supporter in God the Father.  Through Christ, all things are possible.  All we need to do is ask.

John tells us that the path to such an amazingly successful life is simple.  All we need to do is love one another as Jesus loves us and as the Father in Heaven loves us.

OK.  Maybe that is not so easy.

Jesus offered to lay down his life for us.  Would we be willing to do that for a neighbor?  A friend, maybe, a family member for sure, but a neighbor?  

Maybe we are focusing on the wrong thing.  If we love one another, we will do what it takes to help one another.

I truly believe the secret sauce here is the friend connection with Jesus.  If we are willing to care about one another, enough to go out of our way to help them (and this is key, it has to be work), then all of the resources of God and heaven are at our disposal.

We will succeed!

Failure is not an option, and nothing is a true obstacle.

So, we should set our goals as high as possible and leap forward in faith.

We are in good hands.

More to come...