I would like to let you know; I really care! If there is anything I can do for you; please let me know! I’ll be there for you; you can always count on me! I’ll be your friend to the moon and back! I promise; we’ll get together soon! I love you!
Have you heard comments like the ones above before? Are you like me, doubting and knowing that
half the time they are empty words? I’ve
come up with this saying in life, it is one that I wasn’t familiar with until
moving to the Midwest a number of years ago and spending time in Missouri, my
response more times than not, even if only thought and not spoken are, “Pretend
I’m from Missouri; SHOW ME!
Unfortunately, we live in a world where more times than not words are just
empty and the person speaking them either doesn’t take them seriously or the person
hearing them is just reminded that it is okay to be lied to and the other
person just doesn’t take them seriously or seriously doesn’t care about them.
For someone that is a Christian, to speak words without understanding the
intent of those words or intention of honoring those words can be devastating to
their witness. It is one of the reasons,
that in all honesty for me, is why I continue to have such a difficult time trusting
others.
I am reminded of a concept as taught in the Bible:
When you make a promise, say only “Yes” or “No.” Anything else comes from the
devil. ~ Matthew 5:37 (CEV)
Think about that concept by the way the words were spoken
by Jesus! Does it ever seem like we hear a lot of excuses as to why a person
can’t or doesn’t keep their word? Why their yes isn’t yes or their no really
no? This verse gives explanation as to
the reasoning here, it plainly says, anything else other than keeping promises
anything other than our word is of the devil. No excuses, only the need to
improve and make sure that we are acting accordingly with the concept of
calling ourselves a follower of Jesus.
Does this mean we won’t make mistakes or that things don’t come up? Of course not, but it is clear, those are the
exceptions as opposed to the rule and that above all, we think about what we say
before we say it and we keep our word. If we make a promise, plan on keeping
that promise. At that point, all those things in the first paragraph begin to
change. Our experiences, our
expectations, and our word will be different.
I’m not from Missouri, I’m originally and always will be
from Tennessee. I would rather not have to experience the SHOW ME state moto
and concept, but unfortunately, I expect to. Can it change? Yes, but it requires people to change. Will
you think about your commitment, your yes, your no before speaking them in the future?
I've always felt the following song applied to this in so many ways. Give Broken Promises by Rez Band a listen in this lyric video:
Broken promises Resurrection Band with lyrics - YouTube
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