Have YourSelf Committed!

Everything in Life requires some type of commitment. Relationships, Jobs, Family, even hobbies. All at various levels. Our Commitment levels predominantly determine our successes and our failures in just about everything we do. If you are not giving something your all, you cannot expect the results to be satisfactory. If you decide to go on a diet and continue to eat junk and don’t do any exorcise , you are fooling yourself in believing the result will be a positive one. A saying I heard onetime from a coach of mine in High School has stuck with me. He said “ You only get out what you put in. “ That rings so true. We fool ourselves into believing that we are going to somehow , some way get this fantastic result if we only give a little effort towards something we are trying to accomplish. DON’T BE FOOLED. If you want to accomplish a positive outcome , you have got to put forth the effort and your Commitment Level has to be high.

This week, NFL players will be inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame, and one in particular, Jerry Rice is the epitome of commitment when it comes to being prepared and ready on the field. He showed up to practice before everyone, stayed after everyone was gone. He went to team meetings that he was not even scheduled to be at and participated in drills that were not something he was required to do. Why did he do all these things? He was Committed to his Team, His Coach and the organization that took a chance and drafted him out of a Small college. Because he did the things he was not required to do he now holds the majority of the All time Receiving records in the NFL. Even after back to back injuries he still returned at the top of his game to perform as good or better than his peers.

If someone can be that committed about their job , how much more should we be committed to God and his Word? The following was penned by a young pastor in Africa and tacked to a wall in his house. Could you have written these words?

My Commitment as a Christian

I'm part of the fellowship of the unashamed. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I'm a disciple of Jesus Christ. I won't look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still. My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, my future is secure. I'm finished and done with low living, sight walking, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tamed visions, mundane talking, cheap living, and dwarfed goals.

I no longer need preeminence, prosperity, position, promotions, plaudits, or popularity. I don't have to be right, first, tops, recognized, praised, regarded, or rewarded. I now live by faith, lean on His presence, walk by patience, lift by prayer, and labor by power.

My face is set, my gait is fast, my goal is heaven, my road is narrow, my way rough, my companions few, my Guide reliable, my mission clear. I cannot be bought, deluded, or delayed. I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of the adversary, negotiate at the table of the enemy, or meander in the maze of mediocrity.

I won't give up, shut up, let up, until I have stayed up, stored up, prayed up, paid up, preached up for the cause of Christ. I am a disciple of Jesus. I must go till He comes, give till I drop, preach till all know, and work till He stops me. And when He comes for His own, He will have no problem recognizing me--my banner will be clear!

Now, more than ever, we need to be committed to God and His Purpose in our Lives!

2 Timothy 1:11-12 (The Message)


This is the Message I've been set apart to proclaim as preacher, emissary, and teacher. It's also the cause of all this trouble I'm in. But I have no regrets. I couldn't be more sure of my ground—the One I've trusted in can take care of what he's trusted me to do right to the end.


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