Friday, May 25, 2012

Faithfulness A Lost Virtue

In this regard, it is expected of managers that each one [of them] be found faithful. (1 Corinthians 4:2, HCSB)

Chuck Swindoll said, “Leadership has more moments of the mundane than the magnificent.”  The dirty secret of success in every arena of life is the ability to just show up. Day after day. Week after week. Year after year.

The church and the world for that matter,  is full of people who show spurts of greatness only to yield to laziness or indifference or to get sidetracked by the latest and greatest deal, or the new church down the block, or the next ministry surge, or whatever. Yet the prize goes to those who just keep showing up and who remain faithful when everyone else around them is flighty.

 Talented quitters are a dime a dozen but people who just show up and commit to hard work in the day-to-day grind always stand out as the real winners of life.  Those who follow through on their commitments and who are faithful will be the ones who hear these words from Jesus, “Well done thou good and faithful servant.”  Are you faithful? 

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