Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD once wrote, “It is
astonishing that 90% of the world’s problems result from people failing to keep
their commitments. Heads of state, CEO’s, family members, and friends, every
missed goal or uncompleted task can be traced back to someone not keeping their
end of the bargain.”
What
do you think of that number--90 percent? I'm not sure how you can
quantify the cause of each problem, but that 90% number may be right.
Think about it--most of our problems come from disagreements or
miscommunications in our relationships. Then, instead of confronting
the issue, we allow it to fester. Finally, we decide that solving the
problem is too tough so we walk away from the commitment we had in the
relationship.
This happens in our
jobs, our families, our church, our friendships, our prayer life.
Things don't go the way we want them so we take our proverbial ball and
go home.
Our scripture for this week is Malachi 2:1-16.
In it, God chastises both the priests and the Jewish people for taking
their commitments to Him too lightly. And we'll see what the
consequences of those casual commitments were.
Along the way on
Sunday (9:50 a.m.), we'll look at the parallels of Old Testament time
and modern day. By the time we leave each others' company, I hope we'll
have all decided to strengthen our commitments to both God and others.
Finish Friday strong. Enjoy Saturday with your family. See you Sunday!
Loyally yours,
Darren Bayne
"Each of us must be committed to maintaining the reputation
of all of us. And all of us must be committed to maintaining the reputation of
each of us." Jim Rohn
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