Action

This word is about doing something. A person who takes some action is not passive. I have been through seasons where I wasn’t as active as at other seasons of my life. I am learning that putting activities off doesn’t really help. I need to take action when it’s called for. I have never been called lazy, but I know how to be lazy. My parents taught me that laziness was ungodly and should be avoided. I’ve met lazy people and they really make me tired. I don’t see Jesus as lazy. I see Him as a person Who lived life on purpose and on time. John tells that me that I can’t just talk about my faith, I must show my faith by my actions. Check this out….

¹⁸ Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions. ¹⁹ Our actions will show that we belong to the truth, so we will be confident when we stand before God. ²⁰ Even if we feel guilty, God is greater than our feelings, and he knows everything. (1 John 3:18-20 NLT)

“What you do speaks so loudly, that I can’t hear what you’re saying” – I heard this quote many years ago and it still resonates with me today. My actions reveal what I really believe. Talk is cheap, but actions are very valuable. I can say I love someone, but my actions reveal the truth. I can say that I love the Lord, but my actions reveal if it’s really true.  I can say I want to lose weight and get healthy, but my actions reveal if it’s true of false. I can say I believe in God, and my actions will confirm or deny that statement.

I want the activities and actions throughout every day of my life to reveal a deep and abiding faith in the God Who created me and wired me to honor Him and worship Him.  My actions actually prove or disprove what I say I believe. I’m thankful for His Grace as He covers and forgives my weak moments of action or inaction. My faith is not all about doing – it’s about resting and residing in Him. He took the Ultimate Action when His Son became the Ultimate Sacrifice for sin.

Pressing On!

Dwayne