Does anyone know the true definition of Commitment??
Commitment: The state of being DEDICATED to a cause or an activity; an engagement or obligation that restricts freedom of action.
Dedication: The quality of being dedicated or committed to a task or purpose.
Obligation: an act or course of action to which a person is morally or legally bound; a duty or commitment.
The idea of making a commitment or actually being committed to something has become a sad joke to many. I often hear people say that marriage is just a piece of paper, and so many treat it that way. People either don't want to put in the work or they simply do not know how to. Some people think it should be seamless, and the moment anything goes wrong, they jump ship.
Jobs? It's laughable at what is going on in the job market. Yes, I know this one is very two sided. Companies stopped valuing their employees some time ago. But as people, OH MY. I truly do not know how some people survive. I know what things cost, and I know that a full-time minimum wage job, simply does not cut it. Some people only work part time half the time, and I do not know how. I was a manager for a couple different companies, and even the mention of telling some people that they actually had to work while clocked in! Sent them into a frenzy and they would leave. People do not walk into a job anymore with the hopes of moving up. Or climbing any sort of ladder. They work long enough to buy a new outfit, have a good dinner, and then it's time for a break.
Then there are our children! This breaks my heart! When did parents stop having a commitment to their children??? I knew someone long ago; they lost their three children to the system (Rightfully so). They were split up into different homes. Just heartbreaking. When her parental rights were taken, she looked right at the judge and said, "That's ok. I will just have more." OH MY GOODNESS!! How many other people feel this way?? The saddest part is she is not alone in that thought. There are women that have children just to sell them to the highest bidder. Some people have children for social standing, and let the tablets raise them.
What these people do not understand is this. You fight and argue until you are blue in the face, that you do not need to make commitments in life. That commitments just cause heartache and heartbreak. But if you are fully committed to not making commitments that means that you are by default 100% committed to the evil one. God wants our commitment. He demands and commands our commitment. God commands our loyalty.
Proverbs 16:1-3 says, "We can make our own plans, but the Lord gives the right answer. 2. People may be pure in their own eyes, but the Lord examines their motives. 3. COMMIT your actions to the Lord, and your plans will succeed."
God know your heart. He know your reasoning. Does your reasoning line up with God's word?
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