Commitment cont'd

So this post is just a continuation of what I wrote yesterday about what commitment is. I had thought though, that maybe knowing what it is isn't enough to enable us to be committed. So what does it take to be committed? It takes a certain kind of attitude, one of resolve. To make it easy to understand, I've used common things that leaders say. Italicized is the things leaders should say.

1. I want to have fellowship. I will have a fellowship.
2. I want to let things happen. I will make things happen.
3. I want to do things when it's exciting. I will make it exciting.
4. I want my members to get used to sharings. I will set an example by doing a sharing.
5. I want to work with people I like. I will love who I work with regardless.
6. I want to do what I already know everything about. I will do new things, and learn as I go along.

As a side note, this was just the positive formulation. There is a more exact formula of the attitude of a committed person. It goes something like this:

1. I will not wait for things to happen. I will make things happen.
2. I will not wait for the work to be exciting. I will make it exciting.
3. I will not wait for somebody to tell me what to do. I will ask what I can do.
4. I do not have to know everything to be effective. I can learn as I go along.
5. I do not have to like everyone I work with. I can love them nonetheless.
   

This is what defines being committed - is being able to resolve where you are, take initiative, get out of your comfort zone, and making the mission yours. I realize that I need for myself to practice this better. Sometimes, I miss out on what the mission is calling for me, and where I'm supposed to stand. So what I'm hoping is that for anyone who seeks commitment, that they (as well as myself) finds it.

Amen.