Are You A Person Of Your Word?
Is your word your bond?
Are you able to be who you say you are and do what you say you will do, regardless of what other people say or do or don’t say or don’t do?
1 Samuel 12:22 The Lord will not abandon His people because that would dishonour his great name. For it has pleased the Lord to make you his very own people.
The Lord remained faithful to the Israelites, not because they deserved it but because He could not deny Himself or go back on His word. He’s a God of integrity.
Is your word your bond?
Do you think do highly of yourself that you stand ten toes down on your word, not caring about others and how they choose to show up.
Or are your actions dependent on other people?
Are you always ready to react? That would insinuate you are not clear on your identity. That would insinuate that you bend to whichever direction the wind blows.
And who can trust you then?
They say, "If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything."
You've got to stand for something.
You've got to have some non-negotiables.
You've got to have some standards and values that are unshakable. And these, you've got to uphold and stand by, even if you have to stand alone.