HIDDEN SECRET OF SUCCESS IN LIFE: LOOK AT THE TARGET NOT THE OBJECT
Have you ever seen a basketball player wanting to throw the ball into the basket and fixing his eyes on the ball? No, he will be looking at the basket, his target and not the ball, his object. The same with the footballer who wants to play a penalty shoot, his focus would be on the net as his target, looking steadily at the net which will eventually control his object the ball.

This same strategy was used by Jesus Christ during His earthly ministry, He was looking steadily at the target not the objects around. In the Hebrews 12:2 “Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.”

“Who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross” here we can see the target as the “the joy that was set before Him” and the object as the “cross” His target was the joy of salvation of many people of many nations, the everlasting joy in heaven for many souls, He was so much focused on that, He was not focusing, thinking or worrying about the terrible suffering of the shameful death on the cross.

When you focus on the target in your career, in your academy, in your business, in your marriage, in your ministry and mostly in your spiritual life as in your journey into heaven, you are sure of success.

So based on Hebrews 12:2, when you are focusing on the targets of what you want to achieve as end-result of any aspects of your life, you will be able to do the followings:
1. You will not easily give up on that mission or marriage
2. You will be able to endure the cross you are bearing or carrying in the process
3. You will be able to despise the present shame and suffering
4. You will eventually be set at the throne of success.

You see, Jesus set His focus on the target and at the end He was set at the right hand of the throne of God. You know what it means? If you set your mind and focus on the right thing, you will surely be set at the right hand of the throne of success at the end. If you set your mind on the right thing in your spiritual life and ministry, you will definitely be set at the right hand of God in heaven.

The Bible is now admonishing us to look unto Jesus, look at His secret and strategy of success, how He set His focus on the target and not the objects, that we should do likewise. That is it! Simple secret but strong solution for success in life and in our journey to heaven.

God bless you beloved

Gideon Akande

Interesting!