Easier said than done

It is something worrisome to me that most people living today says one thing and do another. This attitude ranges from different homes to the outside world. Deceit is all we now embrace as a way of life. No one is ever sincere to the core. Little lies with little smartness is the motto of virtually everyone today. The most annoying thing is that even Churches of God, Pastors, Ministers of the Word, and so on are not spared of this attitude of "easier said than done".

Some will even swear to deceive you in order for you to believe what they are saying. What a life! Life of deceit had gradually spread into every part of our lives, homes and nations. It is one thing to say something it is another thing to see it actualized.

The question here is "why do you say it when you know it's not going to be done?" Do you remember your new year resolution to God with a vow to fulfill it? Do you remember your promises to your wife or husband at the beginning of this year? Do you remember your oaths to your children to support them come what may? Do you remember your promises to your parents to turn a new leaf? Do you put to mind your vow to your business partners not to cheat?

When you know your nature that it may not be possible for you to do what you have promised God, why then promise without doing it? Matthew 5 vs. 33 to 37 says,

"Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: but I say unto you, swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne: nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil."

For the fear of being rejected, many do say but, refuse to do. For the fear of losing relevance, many promise but never fulfill it. For the avoidance of doubt, many cover their faces under the pretence of say but don't do.

God promised the whole world salvation through Jesus Christ, He fulfilled it to the letter. Jesus Christ promised us life in abundance, and till date He is still fulfilling it to the core. But nowadays, from the pulpit, you will be hearing something like "don't you know I am human."  So before you say what you say you don't know that you are human! You will also hear some saying "do as I say but don't do as I do because I am still in the flesh."  What is the justification of your statement then?

Some will even go to the extent of saying, " the spirit wishes but the flesh is weak."  Since you know that the spirit wishes but the flesh is weak why then do you have to go that length of saying what you won't be able to fulfilled?

Jacob vowed a vow and he fulfilled it to God in Genesis 28 v. 20 to 22 as follow:

"And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, if God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, so that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the Lord be my God: and this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee."

So many people have promised God in order to get what they want from God, and when the time of fulfilling their own part of the bargaining came, they resulted into "God understand!" They keep postponing their own day of fulfilling their promise to God. In Genesis 31 v. 13, God reminded Jacob of his vow unto him as follow:

"I am the God of Bethel, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred."

Jacob did not give excuses why that won't be possible again like many of us use to do today. He called all his families together and informed them of his vow unto God, and they all agreed with him to go in order for him to fulfill his vow unto God.

Take a look at your life, have you fulfill your own path of the bargain to God when he had done that which you required of him unto you? What about the "for better for worse" you promised your wife or husband during your marital vow? What about your vow of "till death do us part" during your marital vow? What about "I will love thee in sickness or in health" you said while you are getting married?

If you know you can't do what you are about to say, don't even dare say it. Let it be the way it suppose to be. Little foxes that are spoiling our vine are from this "easier said than done" attitude of you and I.

May we all be ready to retrace our steps back to do what is right, say what we can do in order to experience God in His infinite mercy that will bring us all to fulfillment in life. Remember, don't let "easier said done" be a stumbling block to your greater tomorrow or else you may be at fault.