Success is the goal. When we look to want to change our lives for the better, we look to become successful. But what can happen that prevents us from reaching our goals? I call these thieves “success traps.”
These are traps designed to make us more comfortable with being average than we should be. It takes us to those places in life where good enough is really good enough for us. Your two children can sleep in a double bed instead of bunk beds or in their own beds. You can have 1 car that everyone in the family shares instead of the much needed 2 cars. Maybe you have a job and you’re so grateful even though your job barely pays you enough to keep your head above water and you know every day you’re there that you’ll never have enough to do more than get by.
Going from “not enough” to “just enough” to “more than enough” is the key to finding and living in true success. Many of us come from a place where there isn’t enough. We can’t make ends meet, we may have to go to bed hungry some nights, and our children get used to living their lives without some of the things their other classmates have available. We got far enough from there where we can now stay afloat and our family is not drowning. It’s like going into the water 100 feet from the shore; too far away to feel the earth under your feet, but close enough to swim to shore if necessary.
Our goal in life should be to get to the place where we operate with more than enough. This is not hoarding or waste; it is simply an expression of the kind of world in which God wants us to live. If you have 2 kids that’s ok, each one has a bed or bunk beds. They should not be limited to always sleeping in a bed. If you have multiple drivers in your household, it’s okay to have more than one vehicle.
Having abundance does 2 things for you; one, allows you not to worry so much because you know there is extra. Two, if someone else has needs, you can help them without jeopardizing what you and your family need. Don’t fall into a less-than-enough trap. Get as much as you can to make sure you practice abundance thinking in all areas of your life.