Philippians 2:5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:

Commitment: DEDICATED to a cause, activity, or PERSON — a pledge, an undertaking.

Commitment is not a FEELING you fall into — it’s a decision you FOLLOW through on.

5 OBSERVATIONS ABOUT COMMITMENT

1. Commitment is a PERSONAL decision you back up with FOLLOW- THROUGH.

Commitment is not proven by what you PROMISE, it’s proven by what you PRACTICE.

Ecclesiastes 5:2 Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few.

Ecclesiastes 5:5 It is better not to make a vow than to make one and not fulfill it.

Proverbs 16:3 Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.

Matthew 5:37 All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’…

2. Over time, your commitments REVEAL what you VALUE — and who YOU ARE.

Proverbs 11:3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.

Character is who you are when it COSTS you something.

2 Timothy 1:12 I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him…

If your relationship is built on CONVENIENCE, it will collapse under PRESSURE.

3. Character is CARRYING out a decision long after the MOOD is gone.

Discipline is choosing between what you want NOW and what you want MOST.

Proverbs 20:7 The righteous lead blameless lives; blessed are their children after them.

4. Commitment is an ongoing JOURNEY, not a one-time MOMENT.

Philippians 3:10-11 I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death, so that one way or another I will experience the resurrection from the dead!

5. Commitment is making a CHOICE to give up other CHOICES.

Romans 12:9-10 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.

Ephesians 5:21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.

Mark 10:45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve…

Ecclesiastes 4:12 A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.