"All you need to say is simply 'Yes' or 'No'; anything beyond this comes from the evil one," Matthew 5:37. This is important to remember. We tend to over-promise a lot and not give a second thought to what we are really saying. Can you deliver what you promised? Can you know for certain that you will never break that promise?
Although we promise a lot of things to the people around us, we also promise a lot to God. This is a far more serious offense. "When you vow a vow to God, do not delay paying it, for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you vow. It is better that you not vow than that you should vow and not pay," Ecclesiastes 5:4-5. God takes our promises very seriously and we should too. Whether we make those promises to God or to our friends.
Keep your promises or don't promise at all. Keep on praying, He does hear you. God bless!
I agree someone's word is everything and now days people are busy making empty promises that they can't keep. Promises are a big deal especially if you promise something to one who created everything. If you make a promise to God you better keep it.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love this. Someone unashamedly expressing their thoughts and beliefs about the Lord. Sometimes it's easy to get discouraged in college because of the environment but standing firm in biblical truth is the best way to combat that, praise the Lord! LOVE the content, keep it up!
ReplyDeletePreach girl Preach!!! I totally 100% agree
ReplyDeleteSo true. I think we need to teach this more and more: to only make promises we know we can keep!
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