There is an old saying that says "talk is cheap". What that means is
that it's easy to SAY we are going to do something but it's an entirely
different thing to actually DO it. An example of this is us Christians
telling someone, "I'll pray for you" but then we never actually go
through with it. We lie.
I have been guilty of this. I
get busy with something else and totally forget to pray. It's not on
purpose I just forget about it.And it's not just with prayer either.
It's with lots of things. We get distracted and our mind becomes focused
on something else
Squirrel!
I
went downstairs to get a tool off my workbench the other day and found a
glass of milk that I had left there the day before. I had gotten
distracted, put down my glass of milk and the rest is history . . . and
warm, smelly, chunky history.
Talk is cheap. Except
where God is concerned. His "talk" is truth. When God says He is going
to do something it is GOING to happen. Lying is not in His nature
Neither is becoming distracted. God is focused. God is intentional. So
why aren't we? We ARE His followers.
What if we became
intentional in our daily activities? Do you think our lives would be
more productive? More loving perhaps? I think so.
When
my mom died recently the company I used to work for sent me a card. It
was signed by the employees, many of whom are very close friends. One
particular note caught my eye though. It said, "We love you." That's not
a normal thing to say in a work environment yet that person was
intentional about giving me the exact thing I needed at that time. Love.
May we face each day from now on with a new intentionality. Living for Christ. Like we mean it! Not only in word but in deed.
"Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ." - Philippians 1:27
Intentional - Travis Greene
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