Commitment

Proverbs 16:3Commit your work to the LORD, and then your plans will succeed. My thoughts on the act of committing. I do feel like there is so much going on in life that we don't truly commit to the things we should. And some things we seem to commit to but we really, truly aren't committed to them at all. How do we combat this? How do we decide what to commit to? And how to we know if we are committed to them? Commitment is defined as the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, etc. So commitment isn't necessarily an action, it's a quality. Commitment is so hard to find these days. If commitment is a quality then you cannot partially commit. You are either committed or you are not. THis throws out terms like partial commitment, and half way committed. There is no such thing. Let's put this in some context. In a marriage you are either committed or you are not. If you are "partially committed" then you are not in any way shape or form committed to that relationship. If you are "partially committed" to God and your church then you are not in any way shape or form committed there either. God should be a commitment, giving all that you can give with nothing taking the place of Him. Your marriage should be a commitment that is only overshadowed by your commitment to God. Commit your work to the Lord, man that is an easy thing to say, an easy thing to attempt, but very hard to pull off and here is why. You cannot commit to anything that your heart is not invested in. I was called into the ministry as a teenaged boy, I committed to serving God in whatever capacity He called me to. There is no way I would still be committed to the ministry, to Freedom Church, or to serving in any capacity as a pastor or chaplain without the commitment of my heart. Before I take on anything, anything at all I pray over it. I pray over it for weeks sometimes if time will allow. That way I am commiting it to God, and because He owns my heart there is no way I will commit without His consent. There are however, times where we act too fast, too rash and dive into something and call ourselves committed to it. Soon though, we realize we aren't that committed to it and as a Christian that usually means that our heart isn't in it, and if our heart isn't in it then God won't be in it either because that is where He resides. So when you are deciding on a job, a hobby, a place to volunteer or a relationship pray over it. GIve it to God and see if your heart is going to tune in. If not, then that isn't what God wants for you at that time and it will never prosper if you aren't committed. I love God, He has done so much in my life and revealed so much more to me than I can ever deserve in any way. I love my family, I am fully committed to Tara, Alexa, P.J. and soon baby Bray because my heart is in everything we do. I love my opportunity to minister to and thru Freedom Baptist Church and it is a commitment that stands strong until the Lord shows me it is time to move on. I pray over all three of those areas every day, and I thank God that He has helped me to remain committed to the things He has called me to. Thanks for reading and have a great weekend!