Welcome to One Single Story! Pastor Stephen Mizell, is joined by Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski from Open Door Church in Edenton, North Carolina. This week we are in the book of Proverbs, and today we are sitting with one verse -- Proverbs 10:22 -- that has the power to completely reshape how you think about success.

"The blessing of the Lord makes a person rich, and he adds no sorrow with it."

That word blessing does not simply mean money or status. In the original language it carries the idea of divine favor, empowerment, God's presence in your work. And that word sorrow? It includes anxiety, regret, and grief. The text is telling us that what God gives does not come with hidden emotional debt.

That stands in direct contrast to how our culture defines success -- busy calendars, fast accumulation, pressure-driven ambition. The hosts unpacked a convicting truth in this episode: the over-pursuit of things often costs us the very peace and contentment we were chasing in the first place. As one of them put it, success without God is expensive -- and the price is rarely financial. It shows up in family unrest, broken relationships, and lost health.

True success, this proverb argues, is not a list of achievements. It is a state of being. It is alignment with God rather than accumulation for self. It is the kind of contentment Paul described in Philippians -- not something that comes naturally, but something that is learned, practiced, and trusted into over time.

The conversation closes with a simple but challenging word: chase God first, and let success follow.

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