Saturday, April 4, 2009

walking away

Often I find myself sitting and wondering how we let things get so much more complicated than they need to be.

I mean, I understand, circumstance is something that's impossible to avoid... but are they really as life-deciding as we allow them to be?

Maybe I just have to strong a view of words that people say... maybe I just am too trusting in certain situations in my life... but man, I wish that people would just live up to the words they say.

I generally try and use this account of mine to share something that's meaningful to me in hopes of inspiring those who might come across it... but I think right now I mostly just need to vent my frustrations.

I don't understand how we've fallen so far from what God intended us to be... I mean, I do. I get it... it's for His glory and He's got this worked out... but sometimes it's just mind blowing to me how people that are seemingly so "in love with Christ" can falter on things so trivial.

Promises were made to be kept, and I believe that, as Christians, that is one of the last bastions of hope that we have to live out the example of Christ in our daily lives.

Friends, I urge you to keep the promises that you make... not even for the sake of those to whom you made them, but understanding that promises aren't just between us, they've a commitment to God -whether we like it or not-

If you make a decision to do something... do it. Don't let the world drag you down or allow the devil to make you think something different... you'll never regret walking in grace long enough to see your promises through.

1 comment:

Karlin said...

A reflection (not so much on the promise you mentioned, but an everyday kind of talk):

I try my best to walk the talk. But sometimes I feel that I talk, in the hope that the walk will follow, because the walk is hard. This is like a "fake it till it works" kind of situation... And I think as long as I strive, the walk-less talk may one day get there, and the talk will be walked, and I think that may be fine... It just sucks to be the other person who has to receive and accept my trials and failures... But haven't we all?

But yes... I do hope that I will be able to live up to the words I say. I do hope that one day when I say, "I'll give God my all", I do mean that. And I know that's still a looooooong way to go... So for now, I think I'll do the best I can, by saying that, "I'll give God my all", and hope I'll walk the talk someday. Cos maybe, just maybe, by saying it often enough, it will help build my faith till I get there.

Thanks for the reminder :)