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Put your words into action…


 My husband and I have been on this mission since coming back from our fantastic holiday, we have both decided that everyday we will have a “M.O” (Modus Operandi) for when we get home, each one has specific tasks to do and whatever we say we have to do, no matter how tired we are, the aim is to stay true to what we have said. Now some might think but that is quite silly or it’s mundane etc, BUT what we have experienced is that because we have started at home with this it filters through to our work lives as well, and every other area of our lives.

 “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror  and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.” James 1:22-25

I must say that yes I have had numerous occasions where people have given their word to me and have not kept it, and I was devastated every time they didn’t keep their word, but I have grown so much and made a promise to myself that even though I have been disappointed and I am sure you have had that too and you can well relate, I have tried my utmost to “Do what I say” and I must say in the world we live today not many people have this characteristic being trustworthy, because when people get to know you and see that you are someone who “puts their word into action” they will start trusting you and you will build good relationships, start new friendships with this characteristic.

”Just trust yourself, then you will know how to live.” --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

I could’ve gone the other way as well and become like the people who have disappointed me but somehow that just didn’t sit well with me and it would not have served me in anyway. I am different and I love it, so I challenge you do not conform to the pattern of the world that you are living in or that which you are accustomed to, strive to be better and bigger, and believe that you are born to STAND OUT!!
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” Romans 12:2

Every year people decide to have a list of resolutions, quitting this and that, starting this eating plan but half way through it they don’t get to the end. Your actions must match your words, if they don’t then you are just someone who is filled with “hot air” no substance. It’s all about being congruent (your actions must correspond with your words), and when you are congruent you feel like someone with substance. When you say you are going to do something no matter how big or small, like Nike says “Just Do It!!”, make that decision and follow through, start with the small things for example:

  • If for example you have always told yourself that when you get home from work in the evening you would like to tidy up or take out the bin, JUST DO IT!! Today!!
  • If you have been holding onto a friendship that has been draining and you have been telling yourself you need to break free, then I encourage you to break free!!
  • If you have been putting off going to gym, make that decision today to do it because it’s for your own good, going to gym will increase your energy levels, it will keep you fit, it will be well worth the pain you will feel after your first session, BUT don’t let that stop you, go back and stay consistent
  • If you have decided to cut down on smoking, drinking, eating sweets/chocolates, make a deal with yourself and weigh the pro’s and cons of these and let the decision you make be of such that it will serve you for your well being and not your detriment, BUT Do It!!
As you do these things everyday and consistently don’t loose heart push yourself, you will see that you are able to do what you say and that is very EMPOWERING, because once you have gotten the small things right you will start doing the other big things that you have been putting off, and they will not seem so BIG.

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