Are we committed?

Our business May 1st will be 62 years old, and I think about all the commitments that have been made over those 62 years. Ones that I even have no idea about, yet I know that they were acted upon or our doors wouldn't still be open. And how Barney Rogers Dirt Contractor, Inc. has a reputation for the best work, dependable, and simply, committed in the Oil & Gas patch of Southwest Kansas.

How does that come about? By being honest and truthful, doing what one says they will do. Following through, having good employee's, by being on time, doing what we are asked to do, what is expected of us, etc. And that in turn falls back to how as an employer, one treats their employee's.

I'm not so sure that this way of life isn't falling to the way side and it causes me concern for what our "world" is coming to. Sloppy living, no respect, no honesty, no integrity/character, that our morals have simply deteriorated. We expect better from others, yet are we slipping and falling into the trap of the "world"?

Do we not see it even in our church's? Someone signs up to help in the nursery, to help in Sunday school, with the youth, or perhaps even to bring a covered dish for the fellowship? Provide a meal for the sick?

This is still stemming from Bragging On God yesterday, but for the 10 lepers that were healed, only ONE came back to brag on the One who healed him. That means 1 out of 10 will have a heart of gratitude and act on it. Will you and I be the one out of ten? I certainly pray so and because we are, will that cause others to follow suit?

And why would we have that heart of gratitude? Because we are committed, dependable, do what we say we will do. That we respect others and invest in them. That we are humbled by what Christ has done for us. May this be a challenge to become more and more like Jesus Christ.

Ladies, may we, you and I, become Wives Of Noble Character; a TRUE PROVERBS 31 Woman.

That others would find that we are noble, that we have the respect of our husbands and that our husbands be respected. That we are found taking care of our homes & our families.

Matthew 23:23 The Message "You're hopeless, you religion scholars and Pharisees! Frauds! You keep meticulous account books, tithing on every nickel and dime you get, but on the meat of God's Law, things like fairness and compassion and commitment - the absolute basics! - you carelessly take it or leave it. Careful bookkeeping is commendable, but the basics are required."

May we be found walking in the absolute basics. That our walk and our talk, get this.....MATCHES!

2 Corinthians 8:10-12 "So here's what I think: The best thing you can do right now is to finish what you started last year and not let those good intentions grow stale. Your heart's been in the right place all along. You've got what it takes to finish it up, so go to it. Once the commitment is clear, you do what you can, not what you can't. The heart regulates the hands."

Let's get to it, follow through with those good intentions BECAUSE of our thankful hearts, wanting to make a difference, to be DIFFERENT. Let's you and I get committed! Sure it is hard at times, and honestly from time to time we may have to ask others for help to complete a commitment. But it will be rewarding, we will be pleased with ourselves for having followed through. "Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed." Proverbs 16:3, NIV.