Steadfastness Through Trails

2 Count it all joy, my brothers,

when you meet trials of various kinds,

3 for you know that the testing

of your faith produces steadfastness.

4 And let steadfastness have its full effect,

that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

(James 1: 2-4, ESV)

Why I believe I am a Successful Man?

1) God – With God in my life I have success. He walks with me through all the ups and downs of my life. He has always been there with me and it is because of my God that I have all the blessings in my life.


2) Parents – My parent too, have been with me through ups and downs. Through victories and defeats in sports and schooling. I believe that I see God as a great heavenly father, because he provided me with a great earthly father. While I continue to learn to be a father myself and am leaning you my dad. I lack patience, but I see a considerable amount of this in my dad. So, I hope that I will eventually develop more patience.


3) Wife – God has given me an amazing wife. She supports most of my decisions and judgments while helping me through others. She is always there for me and provides me with unending love.


4) Daughter – God has given my wife and I a beautiful daughter that can light up a room with her smiles (already as a five month old, I will need a lot of restraint in 15 years.) Have a child has showed me how much I lack in patience, but because of the above three I will get better with this and come out all the better.


5) Family and Friends – My wife and I have a great circle of family and friends that would do almost anything for us and that we would do almost anything for. Through my friends I have been pushed to grow as a person, a husband, a father, and a follower of Jesus. For these friends I am extremely thankful.


No where do I consider money, job, titles, or social standing part of success. I have these things, but tomorrow I may not, but I will always have my family and friends. But, most importantly I have God who holds me up through all that life brings. I am extremely thankful for all my life has brought me and I look forward to a future full of faith, hope and love.

Number Our Days

9 For all our days pass away under your wrath;

we bring our years to an end like a sigh.

10 The years of our life are seventy,

or even by reason of strength eighty;

yet their spant is but toil and trouble;

they are soon gone, and we fly away.

11 Who considers the power of your anger,

and your wrath according to the fear of you?

12 So teach us to number our days

that we may get a heart of wisdom.

(Psalm 90:9-12, ESV)