I have watched countless people live a life of frustration because they couldn’t grasp what they consider success or what we call the American dream.

I have also read about people that committed suicide because they felt like they were a failure due to never gaining financial wealth. Could it be that these people were confused about what success really is like? Could they be chasing after a goal that they are not wired for?

I believe with every fiber of my being, that real success is tied to purpose. They are so woven together that one cannot exist without the other. Just like you cannot separate wet from water, you can’t separate purpose from success.

Some say real success is achieving the goals that matter to you the most. I say real success is accomplishing the things you were created to do.

Just like everything is created for a purpose, so is every individual person created for a purpose. Not only does God create us for a purpose, he equips us with the right gifts and personality.

Just like a computer, phone or a video game, we are wired for the purpose we are created for.

If we gain all the financial success in this world, but never accomplish what we were created to do by fixing what we perceive as wrong, we rob this world of the uniqueness that we offer. Imagine a radio that can’t play music, an engine that doesn’t start or an oven that doesn’t heat. If these things don’t work, then they fail the customer that purchased them.

So many people chase after wealth not knowing that, when they walk in their purpose, wealth will follow them.

Your unique gift needs a problem to fix.

You can’t measure success with wealth. There are many unhappy rich people in the world. The tabloids are full of the sordid details of the lives of a number of celebrities. The glamorous life often pulls many into desperation and despair.

If we are honest with ourselves, we have to accept the fact that true success cannot be measured by material means. Such “success” once acquired, never satisfies in a lasting way. On the surface, it appears as it does, but deep down it does the opposite.

But what is success then, if not material?

It can only be quantified by the accomplishment of a predestined purpose!