JUST DO IT

Day 308 of Photo Inspirations -- JUST DO IT!
Yesterday's Bible Study was on the Fruit of the Spirit's quality of Faithfulness.   What does "faithfulness" look like to you?  If God is our standard for faithfulness, then we have a lot to measure up to.  Just the thought of His faithfulness, overwhelms me.  He never gives up on us.  He's ALWAYS there for us. We never have to question His fidelity, loyalty and integrity.  He just DOES IT!

Nike's slogan "Just Do It" is a good slogan for Faithfulness -- just doing it -- the right thing -- no matter what.  Doing it regardless of feelings, moods or desires.  

Of course, we look to God for His strength on a daily basis.  Every day we're tempted to give excuses for NOT DOING IT.  We're tired, so we say “I can’t do it.”  We're just plain lazy, so we say, "I don’t want to do it."  We're feeling hopeless, so we say, "It doesn’t matter if I do it.  Why try?"  We procrastinate, so we say, “I’ll do it later."  We rationalize that we don't need to do it, so we say, "Someone else will do it."  We're apathetic to it all, so we say, “I don’t care if I do it."   We're rebellious, so we say, "I won't do it!"
 
Let’s bring it home.  What are the true marks of faithfulness that we want to bear and emulate with a JUST DO IT attitude:

We follow through…on whatever we have to do and we finish it.
We come through….no matter what.
We deliver the goods…..a borrowed cup of sugar.or a finished project.
We show up…..even early so others won’t worry.
We keep our word….our 'yes' means yes and our 'no' means no
We keep our commitments and appointments….we don't cancel.
We are regular church attenders......we don’t neglect worshipping our FAITHFUL God.
We are devoted to fidelity, loyalty, integrity and honor in friendships and marriage.
We live by the Golden Rule and the 10 Commandments.  

We may stumble from time to time, but we don’t stay down for long -- for we are faithful and devoted followers of Christ.  One day we’ll be rewarded because of our FAITHFULNESS and we'll hear these beautiful words: ‘Well done, good and FAITHFUL servant! You have been FAITHFUL with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your Master’s happiness!” Matthew 25:21

Choose FAITHFULNESS!

Well Done, Good and Faithful Servant

"God doesn't require us to succeed. He only requires that we try."
-- Mother Teresa

Don't you love it when someone gives you a big "thumbs up" for something positive you've done well?

Remember the story Jesus told about the 3 servants who were given their master's possessions to take care of while he was out of town? The master came home later and found that 2 of the servants doubled their portion, but the 3rd, just buried his in the ground. For the two successful ser­vants, it meant using what they had been given to make more. They prob­ably thought every day about how to explain their undertakings to the master when he returned. They had to take a risk with what they had been given. They might fail—but they would have at least tried.

Today, let's ask ourselves, "What are the pssessions -- the gifts, the talents, the abilities -- that God has given to me? And then let's think about how we're using them to the best of our ability -- to change our lives and the lives of others."

At the end of the day, don't we want to see our Heavenly Father -- giving us a big thumbs up, and hear the words spoken to the two faithful servants who used their abilities the best they could? "Well done, good and faithful servant!"