Date: Wednesday, 11th November, 2026
Text: Proverbs 13:20
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Exhortation:
Good success is no respecter of persons. It responds to certain godly principles which, when consistently followed, can produce similar results in the lives of those who apply them. Success is not necessarily reserved for a privileged few; anyone willing to learn and apply the right principles can make meaningful progress.
In every area of life, someone has gone ahead of you. That which you desire to achieve has most likely been achieved by someone else. It is wise to find out what that person did to get to where he or she is and take a cue. You do not have to start from scratch when you can learn from the experience of others.
You can learn these principles by observing the lives of those who have achieved good success. If you can meet them personally, fine and good; but if not, you can read their books, study their journeys and emulate the principles that made them successful. The Bible says, “He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed” (Proverbs 13:20).
You can even apprentice under successful people, gaining practical experience, valuable knowledge and useful contacts that may open doors to your own success. Do not allow pride or the assumption that you know it all to rob you of the opportunity to learn. One of the prices of success is the willingness to learn from those who have gone ahead of you.
Prayer Nugget: Father, give me a teachable spirit and the humility to learn from those You have positioned ahead of me. Connect me with wise and worthy mentors, and help me to apply the right principles that will lead me into good success, in Jesus’ name.
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