Living with Commitment

2 Chronicles 16:9

July 16, 2006
Speaker: Randal Myers

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"If Christianity is untrue, then it's unimportant. However, if Christianity is true then it is of utmost importance. The only thing Christianity cannot be is moderately important." - C.S. Lewis

Make a Commitment

For the eyes of the LORD range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. - 2 Chronicles 16:9
But finding people fully committed to God is getting harder and harder especially in our country.
- Robert Bellow, Sociology Professor at U.S.C., in 1985, wrote a book called Habits Of The Heart, in which he says basically that we have discovered that Americans are committed to nothing. What they are committed to is individual freedom and options.
But I believe we must overcome that. And we must believe that God will bless us when we are fully committed to him.
- The LORD's curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous. - Proverbs 3:33

Why is it so important to evaluate our commitments?

My commitments reveal my values.

If I spend my time, energy, focus, mind and heart into that which is really important to meÖso how I order my life...what I am committed to reveals what my values really are, regardless of my claims.

My commitments shape my character.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. - Proverbs 23:7

Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life. - Proverbs 4:23

I can determine the type of person I will become by carefully choosing what I commit myself to.

My commitments determine my destiny.

Every time I make a choice, it directs my steps. My steps, though small and incremental is determining my pathway and my pathway leads me into my future...ultimately my eternal future.

What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?- Mark 8:36 (NIV)

And how do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul in the process? - Mark 8:36 (NLT

Conclusion

Daniel's life of commitment (Daniel 6:1-28)

He refused to compromise his standards.

He sought God's assistance.

He faced the ramifications of his decisions.

He accepted God's grace.

He received God's blessings.

He made a tremendous impact on others.

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