by Randal Matheny

Every single publisher rejected Robert Kiyosaki's book proposal. So he published it himself. He sold the first copies from a friend's gas station. Within two years, "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" made the New York Times Bestseller List and remains there today.

Your obstacles will stop you, or you will make them the stepping stones to success. The difference is your belief. Your inner strength will determine how far you go. Diligence powered by the certainty of your cause will move heaven and earth.

Losers let others define how far they may reach. Winners set and reach the highest levels.

This is no pep talk or positive thinking rally. It is life. God has set principles at work in the world. Recognizing and using them is the essence of wisdom. Even pagans may perceive and benefit from the way God's world works while they deny him.

The greatest wisdom is to make God's cause our cause and believe his Word that he will guarantee our success. That may not mean the New York Times Bestseller List, but it will certainly mean a life crowned with fruit that remains.

"If you will not believe, you surely shall not last" (Isaiah 7:9 NASU).