I Corinthians 15:58 (KJV) - Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
Commitment is the glue that keeps you steadfast at your faith address. It ensures that you are not moved regardless of what you hear or see. Commitment is your pledge to God and yourself about what you are contracting and promising to do. Commitment in its simplest form is to do what you say. It is to be entrusted with responsibilities and to have a determination to fulfill them.
Your level of commitment is determined by your love for God and your love for what He has called you to do. The level of your confidence in what you hear God saying will also determine your ultimate commitment. This commitment in the preparation process will keep you from straying away from the faith and make you fully available for the highest level of service.
Commitment keeps you in the character-building process. It dares to ask the questions, “Are you a person of your word?” and “Do you follow through?” Your character is in a perpetual development cycle based on the commitments you keep. Your words will shape your life and define who you are. People assess your character as you honor your commitment.
Each time you make a commitment and keep it, you die to self by putting others first. In your commitment to God you are willing to sacrifice in order to help others and to allow God to stretch you so that you can grow and develop into the person He birthed you to be.
Please ponder and meditate on this:
What is the level of my commitment to God and myself?
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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