Diligence Is Required For Success in God – Hebrews 11:6

But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Diligence is defined as, earnest and persistent application or effort. My personal definition of diligence is that it has taken a lot of diligence for me to stay saved over 39 years, and I thank Jesus for the diligence that I have been blessed and provided with.

In February, 2012 the world was made aware of Whitney Houston’s untimely death. As I watched media coverage of such a shocking announcement – I began to pray about the events surrounding such a talented icon.

Romans 11:29 For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.

BBC says, “Gifts are never rescinded. God does not take back His gifts. Once He has made an unconditional promise, He never goes back on it. Romans 11:29 NIV says, “God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable.”

For those that want to be the entirety God will have them to be, receive this Word of God. Don’t become offended for the words that you will be reading. I truly want the best for God’s people.  I want the best for us.

Some people are just lazy, and that is why they will never see anything accomplished with their lives, They blame their lack of success on this, that, and the other. Everything but themselves! But scripture says, “God is no respecter of persons. What he does for one, He will do for all. The key factors that make the difference are not about God, but about a person’s level of determination and his or her willingness to do whatever is necessary to achieve a goal.

This might be a hard fact to face, but ultimately, we are all responsible for our success, or our lack of success.  We all possess the same promises, the same  faith, the same power, the same Spirit, and the same Jesus who sits at the right hand of God [and] makes intersession for us (Hebrews 7:25). The main component that determines who succeeds and who doesn’t succeed is attitude.

You have to want success in order to obtain success.  Success doesn’t just float on clouds; it takes hard work to achieve! Because most people are willing to do only average work, they reap average results. To achieve super results, you must do super work, be deeply committed to the task, and be willing to do whatever is necessary to realize goals and aspirations.

Hebrews 11:6 says, that God …is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. According to this verse, even God rewards diligence. He only rewards those who diligently see Him, which means people with a lazy, lethargic, do nothing; “take it easy” attitude will never be greatly rewarded by the Lord. This verse says that God rewards the diligent seeker.

I have these two questions for pondering, how will you remember me?  And how will we remember you?