Last week we talked about believing is doing, and how when
we have faith or believe, we will do. We will place action behind our faith or
what it is that we believe.
Several weeks ago we talked about the sower sowing the
seed, and how when the seed is sown the thief comes immediately to steal it. As
you hear the word each week and make a decision to act on what you are hearing
don’t be surprised if the very thing you hear you will be tested on. For as we
read in Mark 4:15 and these are they by the way side, where the word is sown;
but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word
that was sown in their hearts.
Don’t let the words that you hear be taken away by Satan.
Be a doer and not a hearer only.
How many times have you made a decision that you were going
to do something, or that you were going to act on the word that you have head.
You say to yourself or maybe even someone else, this time I’m serious, or this
time I’m sticking with it.
As we talk about sharing what you are going to do with
someone else I want to say two things. Oftentimes it helps to share what you
are going to do with someone else. That person can help hold you accountable.
It’s easy to disappoint yourself, but not quite as easy to disappoint someone
else. We never want to hear I told you so, I thought you said, or when are you
going to.
I’ve shared with you how I would tell my mother all of my
great ideas, and how she would ask me are you going to finish it this time.
Her words are still with me today, and when I speak with
her sisters they remind me of her words, and how proud of me she would be to
know that I am pressing forward.
The second thing I want to say about sharing what you are
doing is, be careful with whom you share. Everyone is not going to be as
enthusiastic as you are about what you are doing. Some people may not even
understand what you are doing or why you are doing it. They may even try to
talk you out of doing whatever it is you are going to do. Never allow anyone to
dissuade you.
Romans 8:30-31 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and
whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also
glorified. What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be
against us?
For a guide on how to share and with whom you can share
safely I recommend the Power to Speak Out Loud guide which can be found in my
book, Secret Thoughts, Things We Are Afraid To Say Out Loud.
Determination is the act of coming to a decision or of
fixing or settling a purpose.
If we have made up our minds that we are going to act out
on our faith or what we believe, that we are going to be doers and not hearer
only, then we must be determined and hunker down and do so.
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