The final homage to my church's leadership sermons.
For the last three weeks I listened to my pastors preach
about some of the traits of great leaders. I was feeling pretty good about
myself in a leadership sense. I may not actually lead anyone but I could. Let's
see... perseverance-yeah I got it; courage-yep I'm good; integrity-I'm all over
that; commitment-ye...oh wait. I lack commitment. No wonder no one follows me.
Our sermon this week was on commitment. Sticking with it no
matter what. Standing tall when you are marching with Dr. King and they come at
you with sticks and fire hoses. Or when you say you're going to lose weight and
you never exercise. Oh yeah that last one hit way to close to home. Maggi is a
big talker who is great at starting things but the follow through? Not so much.
I have put a lot of thought into this and I realized it's a
family trait. Well it's time to change that. Step one is to adhere to the
commitment I made to myself to get healthy. Because that is all that commitment
is. It is a one step process. You keep your word whether it is to yourself or
to a small group or to the world.
Dr. King made a commitment that he was going to change the
world on a platform of non-violence. He stood by that commitment. Even when he
was beaten, arrested, spit on, and even killed he never fought back. Not in the
physical sense anyway. His level of personal commitment was strong enough to
move mountains.
Gandhi did the same thing. He made a commitment to free the
people of India. And he died for that cause. Over and over again you hear of
people who stand with commitment. Have faced impossible odds for those commitments.
And I can't even get off my butt and take care of myself?
Maybe one day I can mark myself as one of the greats.
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