By using God’s stepping stone to success, Faith, man may attain the true object in life; wisdom through experiences. This cannot be accomplished by giving in to the difficulties of life, but only by overcoming them. The promises of God are not made to those who fail in life’s battle, but to those who overcome. Neither are there any promises that man shall have an easy time and be happy ever afterwards. Yet, it is after this that the majority of people are for ever seeking—an easy life, a good time, freedom from suffering and care. But, in spite of all their seeking, they can never find that which they desire. There is always a fly in the ointment of their pleasure, something that robs them of true happiness; or, possibly, combinations of circumstances conspire to upset all their plans.

Life is a paradox, the true object of life is not the attainment of happiness, yet if we attain the true object of life (wisdom through experiences) we find happiness. Those who are ignorant of life’s true purpose and who seek happiness high and low, year after year, fail to find it. It forever eludes them. On the other hand, those who recognize the true object of life, and follow it, attain happiness without seeking for it.

In times past and present, people have made God a convenience. They think they can drift through life, learning none of its discipline and then, when in trouble, or things are not going to their liking, they pray to God to have the unpleasant circumstances taken away. They constantly seek the easy life; however they are merely looking for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. The easy life they seek constantly eludes them, simply because there is no such thing. The only life that is easy is the life of the strong soul who has overcome. His life is not easy in reality, but appears relatively so because of his strength.

It is impossible to have an easy life, and, if it were possible, then life would be not worth living, for the sole object of life is the building of character and the attainment of wisdom through experiences.

The majority of people are drifters on the sea of life. They are wafted here and blown there; they are also carried hither and thither by every current. It is only the few who realize that they have the Power of the Infinite within them, by which they can rise superior to all their difficulties, overcome their own weaknesses, and, through victorious experience, attain wisdom.

At this point some practical reader may say that attaining wisdom is all very well, but what he wants is practical help. He is perhaps out of work, has sickness in his house and is in debt. Or, he may be well-to-do, and yet in the deepest distress and misery. To all such I would say that they possess the Power by which they can overcome all their difficulties, and, through overcoming, attain wisdom. A man’s success depends, more than anything, upon his faith—his faith in the good purpose of life; his faith in the Power of the Infinite within him and his ability to overcome every obstacle in his path. Faith; God’s stepping stone to success.

Matthew 9:29 "According to your faith will it be done to you."

The extent of the Power that man can bring into his life is the measure of his faith in that Power. If his faith in it is small, then his life will be feeble and lacking in achievement. If his faith in the Power within him is large, then great will be the power manifesting in his life. The Power of the Infinite is without limits and inexhaustible; all that is required is an unquenchable belief and trust in it. The weakest and most timid can make use of this Power. There is the same Power in the timid and weak as in the brave and strong. The weakest of the former is due to a lack in faith and belief in the Infinite Power within them.

Mark 9:23 "Everything is possible for him who believes."

Difficulties and troubles there will be in every life, and sometimes disaster and heartbreak, when the very earth slides from under your feet, yet, by calling upon the Power within, it is possible to rise from the ruins of cherished hopes stronger and "greater" through experience. Happiness and true success depend upon how the troubles and difficulties are met. Adversity comes to all, but if it is met in the right spirit even failure can be made the stepping stone to success. Troubles come to all, but, while it makes some people stronger and better in every way, it submerges others so that they never rise again. The trouble is the same; it is how it is met that makes the difference. Those who meet difficulty and adversity with little or weak faith are speedily overwhelmed and broken by the storms of life. But those who rely upon, and have faith in the Power within them, can never be overwhelmed, neither can they ever be defeated, no matter how great the need may be.

One, who realizes his own real spiritual identity, knows that he can never die, that he can never be defeated, that he can never really fail. He may lose his body through the change that is called death; but he, the true man, can never die. Neither can he fail, though he be defeated a thousand times, he must rise again.

John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."

Only have faith in the Spiritual Power within you and you can know all the joys of overcoming and achievement. All things will become yours. Seek first the Kingdom within you (your spiritual union with the Infinite, and harmony with the Divine Will and Purpose) and all these things shall be added unto you.

Matthew 6:33 But first seek his kingdom and his righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well.

You will have no need to fear the morrow, for if you use God’s stepping stone to success; faith, you will know that all provision has already been made.