Commitment

I wonder how many resolutions vowed three months ago are still vibrant today, don't you? I don't know about you but I am good a good intentions. I mean well. I even start well. Sometimes, I can keep it going for a while. But, it takes true commitment to continue.

There are so many things that we start and never finish. There are even more that we begin on to stop prior to reaching the goal. Maybe your goal is to lose a few pounds. Maybe your goal is to get the flower bed in shape. Maybe your goal is to save a little more money. Whatever your goal, you will never accomplish it without commitment. I know - I have failed at a lot of things.

Today's word is a quote from Bill Blackman, which says, "Great changes may not happen right away, but with effort even the difficult may become easy."

Yes, we sometimes give up because we are not truly committed. We are often not truly committed because the changes we were expecting didn't happen immediately. If we will commit to sticking to it, even when things look bleak, we will eventually find that we can reach our goals.

Let's go back to the saving money goal, which is probably something everyone desires to do but few ever accomplish. Maybe you set a goal of saving $1,000. Well, you start out putting back $10 each week but after a month, you say, "Well, it's only $40, I will never reach my goal. I may as well just give up."

If you will only commit to it and continue on with your pursuit, in about two years, you will have saved the $1,000 by just putting back $10 each week. (I wish I had given myself this advice a while back!)

It is going to take some commitment to reach the goals we set for ourselves. We must strive each day to continue on our pursuit. If we fail today, and we will occasionally, then, tomorrow, recommit and start continue on. No goal is easily attainable but with GOD nothing is impossible. It truly is about commitment.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T