I've found myself in several situations recently when I have felt disappointed or frustrated by someone else's lack of dependability. Whatever happened to doing what you say you are going to do? And please don't commit to something if you know you can't (or won't) follow through. Let your yes be yes. And let your no be no. And stop it with the excuses. Commit, people. Commit.
Can you tell this is a pet peeve of mine? I like to be dependable. It is in my nature. Even when it's not really what I want or what is best for me...if I say I'm going to do something, then I do it Oh, but wait. That's not entirely true.
It is true in almost every aspect of my life (with family, friends, jobs) except with my Heavenly Father. I tell him, "Yes, Lord! I will follow your ways." or "Yes, Lord! I will give you control." or "Yes, Lord! I will make those sacrifices." But when He calls on me I change my mind. And I become the fickle pickle. "Surely you don't want me to do that, Lord?" or "I like my plan better than yours, Lord." or "I can't step out of my comfort zone for you, Lord." or "What if I fail, Lord?"
I don't know how He doesn't feel the same frustration with me that I feel with others when they are undependable. Maybe He does. But I know that He loves me through it all...through the indecisiveness and lack of reliability...and every time my yes turns into a no because of fear or selfishness.
How can I hold others to a standard that I myself can't (or won't) even rise up to meet? Maybe the real lesson here is intended for me instead. Commit, Michelle. Commit not to the things of this world that shall pass away, but to eternal things. Commit.
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