We live in a day when talk is cheap! By that I mean, people say more than they do. The old adage is still true, "your actions speak so loudly that I can't hear what you are saying". Call it frustration ... call it concern...call it anything you like. I think it is high time for ALL of us to revisit our words.....It's time to make a resolution to KEEP YOUR PROMISES in 2011!
Remember when your parents told you -- "Your word is your bond"? Well, it is! Zig Ziglar said, "If your word is no good, you are no good!" Sounds harsh? Not at all. I think Zig is right. And it's not just the politicians who are doing this....in my opinion, the politicians have always done this....promises, promises.....then you vote, and they suddenly have amnesia! Well, now, it seems to have invaded the church world. How many of us tell people, "I'll pray for you" -- then we never do? How many of us tell people, "I'll call you"....then never do? I even know preachers and pastors who do the same. Honestly, I repent... when I was a Pastor, I made promises that now I realize I did not fulfill. Well .... it's a new day.... a new year. It's time to PUT UP or SHUT UP!
I read a blog from Shannon Pollent, Fargo Women's Relationship Advice Examiner... she said:
"The words, “I promise,” are uttered by us without understanding the magnitude of their significance. A promise is an oath; it is a vow. It is not meant to be given lightly. It is not meant to be broken. To say “I promise” is to state that you will do something, not that you might or that you hope to, but that you will. No excuses. No matter what."
The year, let's resolve to keep our word. Don't promise what you can't do. Keep your word! Pray for that person .... return that phone call ... actually do what you say. GOD is watching and is waiting for ALL of us to keep our promises we have made to HIM, as well!
Sounds like the Scriptural admonition found in Ecclesiastes 5:1-2 (New Living Translation)
"As you enter the house of God, keep your ears open and your mouth shut. It is evil to make mindless offerings to God. 2 Don’t make rash promises, and don’t be hasty in bringing matters before God. After all, God is in heaven, and you are here on earth. So let your words be few."
I love the way The Message puts Ecclesiastes 5:4-5 "When you tell God you'll do something, do it—now.
God takes no pleasure in foolish gabble. Vow it, then do it"The year, let's resolve to keep our word. Don't promise what you can't do. Keep your word! Pray for that person .... return that phone call ... actually do what you say. GOD is watching and is waiting for ALL of us to keep our promises we have made to HIM, as well!
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