A lot of time people are not going to understand why you do the things you do, to them it will not make sense. However you know the commitment you a have personally made to that thing and you want to remain faithful to it.
God requires us to be faithful to him and committed to him, not because we have to but, because we want to. This is what it means to have a true love relationship with the father. When a person is committed to a thing they can be trusted to always come through. Commitment works hand in hand with integrity. God places responsibility on people he knows is committed and have integrity: Joh 21:15 Jesus Speaks with Peter When they had finished breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” Peter told him, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” Jesus told him, “Feed my lambs.” Joh 21:16 Then he asked him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter told him, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” Jesus told him, “Take care of my sheep.” Joh 21:17 He asked him a third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was deeply hurt that he had asked him a third time, “Do you love me?” So he told him, “Lord, you know everything. You know that I love you!” Jesus told him, “Feed my sheep. Joh 21:18 “Truly, I tell you emphatically, when you were young, you would fasten your belt and go wherever you liked. But when you get old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will fasten your belt and take you where you don’t want to go.” Joh 21:19 Now he said this to show by what kind of death he would glorify God. After saying this, Jesus told him, “Keep following me.” Those 3 times that Jesus got Simon Peter to answer him was to show Simon that the commitment he needed to have to him was going to have to be a real one. Commitment is not just doing things when it is convenient, but it is doing things when things are very inconvenient. As Christians we are called to live a much higher moral standard to other people that are caught up I this world system. So how are we able to do this? Well of ourselves we are weak and would fail every time, however because of the commitment we made at some point in our lives to follow the Lord Jesus Christ, that commitment gave us access to the leading of the Holy Spirit of God, where there is strength: 2Co 12:8 For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. 2Co 12:9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Commitment can sometimes cause you to be persecuted because of your stance on certain issues, but this should not intimidate you to not live up to your commitment. Jas 5:12 Do Not Swear Oaths Above all, brothers, do not swear oaths by heaven, by earth, or by any other object. Instead, let your “Yes” mean yes and your “No” mean no! Otherwise, you may fall under condemnation. Do you want to be a person that God can trust? Well live up to your commitments. So many people pray the prayer “God please use me” but those same people cannot be trusted in the little things: Luk 16:10 Whoever is faithful with very little is also faithful with a lot, and whoever is dishonest with very little is also dishonest with a lot. So, going into 2015 make sure you stand for something and understand that a good name is far greater than any money you can earn. Parallel Business Principles If a person has no real commitment to building their Reliv business, then it will not grow. To be committed to building it, is to be committed to the day to day activities that cause growth. If a person is faithful in the small things, they will achieve the big things. Unfortunately many people’s commitment is just in their mouths and that is why their business does not grow. Another reason why growth does not happen is because people commit to the wrong things, so even though they feel they are working, their activities are not productive. The system allows us to keep our focus and do the money-making exercises. So lets make a commitment moving into 2015 to be faithful to the system and lets see more Ambassadors and Presidential Directors being created in Europe and around the Reliv world! ********************************* Jason Gregory Business Coach & Mentor Reliv *********************************
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