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I believe and have stated several times in this book that everybody can win. The privilege is everyone’s heritage if only we will take it up and trust God. The reality, however, is that many fall short of the available privilege while a few seize on their heritage. This disparity of victory and defeat can be so puzzling that many wonder whether winning or losing is really not a game of chance. When some attempt to win and employ every principle and advice they can master and still lose, they wonder: Could it be that fate rather than

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Some believers even question God as to why they have lost when they were faithful to Him. They query why they lose a loved one, or a job, or a ministry yet in their estimation they are faithful to God. Like Job, they query why God would subject or allow a righteous man to lose. For many in our generation, winning has become an elusive prospect. Too many principles, too many methods, too many philosophies have numbed many to the prospect of a sure means of winning. Having tried everything from witchcraft to new ageism, moved from conference to seminar, from one guru to another, many aspirants for victory have expired. They are tired and resigned to fate. The gleam has burned out of their eye, the drive has waned, and they have lost their tenacity and will to win. Sadly, we are witnessing a very deceived generation resigned to fate and chance as numerous trials have only yielded as many failures. But, can

one be sure of winning? Is there a sure way of winning? And just what is this sure way? Where does one turn when so much has been said and tried and so much has failed?

This book provides cardinal assurance that winning need not be elusive when it is indeed very possible. I have sought to confirm what was from the beginning, which many have

heard, seen with their eyes, which they have looked at and their hands have touched (1 John 1:1). I am aware that many would

prefer some more sophisticated design for success or cleverly invented theory for success. Those who have expertise at supplying these human inventions have profited incredibly to the chagrin of a desperate generation. Unfortunately, many have suffered loss as these vain traditions have proven futile. Knowledge has surely

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increased as the word of God predicted, however, like Solomon, the search for success and a sure methodology for victory has instead brought them much sorrow and grief (Daniel 11:45; Ecclesiastes 1:18). Sadder, are those who should have known better. It is quite disenchanting that many believers have fallen prey to these modern seductive trappings of mere men. Reluctant to find the truth in God’s word they have forsaken their glory for lying vanities (Jeremiah 2:11). But again, we must admit that Solomon could not have been more perceptive when he observed that though times change people remain the same (Ecclesiastes 3:15). Like the scribes and Pharisees who sought success in the days our Savior was among men, they have pursued everything else and ignored the corner stone (Matthew 21:42)

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The surest way of victory was, remains, and will always be premised on God. Winning begins, is sustained, and is completed by God. Any other way may seem right but the end of it is destruction (Proverbs 14:12). The chief character of this book – Jacob – is a testimony to the assurance of God in the quest for victory. From the beginning to the end, his account reveals the pivotal role God plays in guaranteeing success. The problem for many is how to work together with God in realizing victory. If the truth is told, walking with God is indeed not a path to be taken for granted. It requires a lot that many do not know. In this book I have labored to share some of the critical principles that Jacob and others like him applied in their story of success. Like Jacob, we must learn to trust in God’s word and promises. We must make covenant with God and keep it. We should not be naïve and realize that our faith will be tested. Sometimes we

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will experience the futility of wrong advice from juniors or assistants or betrayal from those we expect to be our patrons. In all incidents, we should be steadfast in our trust that God will see us through even when we are cheated and suffer incredible setbacks. At no time should we assume that the struggle is over. It’s not over till its over. Short of the victory nothing stops the game. And winning is not a game of chance. It is a game of choice. A game of attitude in which persistence wears out resistance. In this game we should stay

and never quit. If we endure to the end, victory will definitely

be ours. And, if you made it though this book, you’re definitely a