Are You Preparing For Success?

Here is some wisdom from the “Wise Words” selection that I receive daily. This one from 01/09/08 and called: “Are you preparing yourself?”
It says: “It's wise to have 'safety nets' such as savings, insurance and investments. Rainy days come unexpectedly. But - what are you doing to prepare for success? God says He can "Open the windows of Heaven and pour out blessings so great, you won't have enough room to take them in" (See Mal 3:10). If God pours out His blessings on you, will you be ready to handle them? Are you preparing yourself for greater things, or just settling for the status quo?
After fishing all night without success, Jesus told Peter, "Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets" (Luke 5:4). Explaining that the fish weren't biting, Peter says, "Nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net" (Luke 5:5). Observe; Jesus said, "Let down your nets" (plural). Peter responded, "I will let down the net" (singular). Clearly, Jesus was thinking bigger than Peter! That night they caught so many fish, "their net was breaking." Next we read, "They beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink. When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees" (Luke 5:7-8). Peter needed more than one net and one boat to handle what God had in mind. Getting the idea?
If you're praying for greater success, are you taking steps to prepare yourself for it? Are you furthering your education? Are you sharpening your skills and developing new ways of doing things? Are you open to working with others? Are you willing to fall at the feet of Jesus, acknowledging Him as the source of all blessing, and sovereign Lord of your life?”
This is one of those articles where I feel there is little left for me to say than, “Are you?”
So are you preparing yourself and others for success, and if not will you? Yes, how much longer will you still hang on to your safety nets?