“…I will show you my faith by my deeds.” (James 2:18b NIV)
Actions speak louder than words in the spiritual
world... Jesus tells a parable about a man with two sons. He asks the first to
do something for him. He asks the second to do the same. The first son says he
won't do it, but then later does. The second son say he will do it, and then
later on does not.
There are many reasons why doing is more important
than saying. One is because of the very nature of words themselves. Words can
be tricky. It's possible to misunderstand them...
Another reason that doing is more important than
saying is because it's possible to say all sorts of stuff and really not mean
it...
Frederick Buechner once said that if you want to
know who you are, as opposed to who you like to think you are, watch where your
feet take you. I think he said this because he knows this same truth: the feet
don't lie about who we are, because the feet are involved in what we do, not just
what we say.
Watch where your feet take you. Take some time to
assess not just who you say that you are, but also who you are through what you
do. Maybe it's time to recommit your life to not just saying for Christ, but
also doing for Christ as well?
-- Copyright
Eric Folkerth 1999. All Rights Reserved. (Used with Permission)
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