The story of the Good Samaritan in the Scriptures
illustrates the difference between a success and a failure. A man was robbed,
beaten and eventually left to die alongside the road. A priest saw the need and
passed by. A Levite saw the need and continued his journey without helping. A
Samaritan, a most unlikely helper, saw the need and went the extra mile to meet
the need. Seeing the need drew the Good Samaritan into action.
If you desire success in your life, you must turn your
attention away from yourself toward helping others. Failures think and talk
continually about themselves. Successful people always think about adding value
to other people. Dr. John C. Maxwell expressed this truth when he stated, “Many
people who struggle with chronic failure do so because they think of no one but
themselves.”
