Friday, August 05, 2011
One decision
A decision is an act of faith. As long as a person is in doubt, he or she makes no decision. So the reason why many people have faith but do not see results from it is because they never get to the point of decision.
You want a change in some area of your life? Start with a decision. When you make a decision and move forward with it no matter what, it is your faith that you are acting. And that faith acted upon brings about change.
Faith acted upon is not just reading the Bible. It is not just going to the church, raising your hands up in prayer, and sometimes punching the air for good measure. Faith acted upon is the result of intelligent decisions.
I will not buy cigarettes anymore.
I'll cut off this friendship that does not help me at all.
From now on I will no longer practice comfort eating.
I'll invest in my relationship with God and forget about my love life until I am strong spiritually.
I will begin the steps to open my own business before Christmas.
A firm decision is worth a thousand prayers that hit the church ceiling and fall back down to the ground.
You want a change in some area of your life? Start with a decision. When you make a decision and move forward with it no matter what, it is your faith that you are acting. And that faith acted upon brings about change.
Faith acted upon is not just reading the Bible. It is not just going to the church, raising your hands up in prayer, and sometimes punching the air for good measure. Faith acted upon is the result of intelligent decisions.
I will not buy cigarettes anymore.
I'll cut off this friendship that does not help me at all.
From now on I will no longer practice comfort eating.
I'll invest in my relationship with God and forget about my love life until I am strong spiritually.
I will begin the steps to open my own business before Christmas.
A firm decision is worth a thousand prayers that hit the church ceiling and fall back down to the ground.
P.S. I challenge you to make a decision right now, and commit it to paper. Yes, write it down. If you stick with it, something good is going to happen to you.
Bishop Renato
