Isn’t it amazing how often we ask someone for their secret of success?

Friends, colleagues, and acquaintances asked Arthur S. DeMoss so often he finally put together a booklet to explain what Art DeMoss considered his “secret to success.” Art DeMoss’ innovation in direct-response marketing of individual life and health insurance launched National Liberty Corporation and its five companies and subsidiaries, a company he began at his kitchen table. No wonder people wanted to know his secret.

The interesting aspect of all this is it isn’t a secret and it isn’t unusual.

Art DeMoss believed the secret of anyone’s success is what you put first. Art DeMoss called it God’s Secret of Success. I learned of Arthur DeMoss and his amazing story from his son Mark DeMoss in his book The Little Red Book of Wisdom. 

Art DeMoss gave very simple concepts. Give God the first hour of the day, the first day of the week, and the first dime of each dollar. He also believed in putting God first in our habits and first in our homes.

At this point, you would find it difficult to disagree with any of this. But this is what I want to ask:

“Why aren’t you doing this?”

This isn’t rocket science, but it is the basics of life that make all the difference.

In my life, I find when I begin the day with God I am ready for whatever may come my way. The first hour of the day sets the tone for the day. What do I do in that first part of the day?

I spend time with God, acknowledging that it’s really not my day. I read Scripture and I pray. All of this is invaluable to me.

Put this into practice. Try it for a week. Let God prove the power of His presence and the truth of His word.

I that first hour of the day, acknowledge that God is right there with you. Spend time with Him and His word. Let His Word nourish and nurture your heart while it instructs your attitudes and actions.

The great preacher Charles Spurgeon said: “It should be our rule never to see the face of men before first seeing the face of God.”  He said “The morning watch” anchors the soul. He believed “He who rushes from his bed to his business without first spending time with God is as foolish as though he had not washed or dressed, and as unwise as one dashing to battle without arms or armor.”

Try it. You’ll be blessed by it.

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