John Ruskin said, "What we think or what we know or what we believe is, in the end, of little consequence. The only consequence is what we do."
We'll take issue with part of this statement, since we know that what we believe (i.e. our faith) is, in fact, of great consequence.
We also know, however, that unless what we believe is expressed in what we do, our beliefs aren't fully genuine. [James 2:26]
So, nitpicking aside, look at what Ruskin is saying. He's saying that talking, planning, evaluating, analyzing, and theorizing won't get us where we need to be. What we need to do, more than anything else, is take action.
Jack Canfield (The Chicken Soup for the Soul guy) said, "The world doesn't pay for what you know; it pays you for what you do."
Canfield goes on to say (in his book, The Success Principles): "When you take action, you trigger all kinds of things that will inevitably carry you to success...You begin to learn things from your experience that cannot be learned from listening to others or from reading books. You begin to get feedback about how to do it better, more efficiently, and more quickly...
You begin to attract others who will support and encourage you. All manner of good things begin to flow in your direction once you begin to take action."
What action have you been putting off too long?
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Mr Del,
I have to challenge you on something. Throught your blog you fill it books and stories of other people. But then you quote 1 scripture. How come?? The book of James Chapter 2 would have been perfect for this part you wanted to write about.
Please do not consider this an attack, just some constructive criticsm.
You see you and I as Pastors I believ it is more important to get people into the word of God than into stories of other folks.
Please keep this in mind.
No offense taken!
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