There’s an important principle in life. Well, there are many important principles in life. This one is pretty basic, yet, no less important than others. That principle is called ‘Keeping our commitments’. I’m sure everyone has had experience with this. And we’ve all been on the giving and receiving end.
I had an experience with this not long ago. Well, it was long ago that I started but, I guess, not that long ago when I finished. See, I have a friend of mine who owns a business. He had just recently ventured out on his own into the exciting world of entrepreneurship. However, he thought he needed some help in getting his business established and building it into a successful enterprise. He had just recently read a book that he was excited about. But, while the book was exciting and chock full of valuable information, he felt that the enormity of this book was such that it made it difficult to implement.
So, he requested my assistance. He probably thought I had more free time since I was single and he was married and had kids. He asked me if I would be willing to go through the entire book and break it down into an outline form and summarize its basic main points. And I don’t really know why, but, for some reason, I agreed to this. I guess I didn’t know what I was getting into. Maybe I was intrigued by it at first. I got a pretty healthy start on it and then I kind of hit a wall. I got distracted by other things. He, at some point, asked how it was going. I think I was discouraged at the time, but I told him I would finish it. Well, I’m kind of embarrassed by this, but it took me about 4 years to get through it. I think at the end I just decided I was going to finish it because I said I would. I think he had probably all but forgot about it.
Anyway, when I told him I had finished the outline he was pretty surprised. I think he was a little impressed, too, because I actually finished it after all that time. But not too impressed since it took me so long.
So, what did I learn from this? Well, I learned that while it was important that I kept my commitment, I probably should have finished it a little earlier. Actually, a lot earlier. But at the end of it all, I felt like a weight had been lifted off of me when I finally finished. I felt like it was then that I could finally move on and start something new. I guess that’s the relief that a fulfilled commitment provides.
There’s a verse in Matthew 5:37: “But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.” This is a good verse to remember whenever we are making a commitment to do something. In the verses preceding this Jesus is telling us not to swear by anything but to just say ‘yes’ or just say ‘no’. When I read these verses it makes me think of people who sound so convincing when making a commitment but then don’t follow through. They may say things like, “I Swear, I’ll do it.” Jesus is saying to us, “Just say ‘yes’ or ‘no’. And then, if we say ‘yes’, we should, of course follow through with that.
These next verses are some of my favorite Psalms. The verses are these: Psalms 37:3-5: “Trust in the LORD, and do good; [so] shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring [it] to pass.” If you look in this series of verses you can see a kind of progression. You see that you trust in the Lord and he meets your needs, you delight in the Lord and he gives you the desires of your heart. Then going on to Psalm 5, it says that, then, we commit to him and trust in him and he shall bring it to pass. What is the ‘it’? Well, I believe this can apply to most of the things we are asking God for in prayer, according to his will. But not only that, when you look at the context these series of verses are in, I believe it’s also referring to our ultimate reward. It’s interesting to note, too, that the word ‘commit’, here, means to ‘roll your way onto the Lord’. That means that you trust your path to him. So, we are going his way and not our own. I just want to reference one more verse here that just came to me. Isaiah 1:19 says, “If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:” I think this coincides well with Psalm 37:4. God shows us that when we delight in him, he delights in us and he wants to give us the desires of our hearts. But not only that, as we get closer to him, his desires will become our desires. What an amazing thing!
Kamagra jelly, soft tablets and effervescent are its popular and the first choice of ED patients. viagra no prescription In men, it also cialis usa serves as a channel for the life vitality. World class medicines like Kamagra and buy brand levitra can help men:Some studies have shown that apart from increasing the blood flow is dependent on multiple factors like cardiovascular health,central nervous system, blood vessels and physical factor . How Kamagra is Metabolized Similar to other medications, Kamagra is moderately wholesale tadalafil metabolized in the lining of intestine by a specific enzyme, called CYP3A4.
2 Timothy 4:7 says, “I have fought a good fight, I have finished [my] course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.” This is Paul’s statement at the end of his life. This was his result because he had followed the verses above. The end result of his commitment. He was able to make this statement at the end of his life. What a great statement to be able to make, and the one, I think, we would all like to be able to make at the end of our lives.
Matthew 5:37: “But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.”
Psalms 37:3-5: “Trust in the LORD, and do good; [so] shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring [it] to pass.”
Isaiah 1:19 says, “If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:”
2 Timothy 4:7 says, “I have fought a good fight, I have finished [my] course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.”