Commitment

Recently I shared the following west by Bishop Dale Bronner, "Most people fail, not because of lack of desire, but because of lack of commitment."

How many times do we fall short because we are not committed?

As I reflected on Easter weekend and compared Easter weekend to this past weekend, I realized we had 90+ less people in church this past weekend than we had on Easter Sunday.

Why the big difference? I would say it is because of one word, "Commitment."

It seems that in today's culture people are committed to so many things that they have lost their commitment to God and to church attendance.

I know people are involved in a lot of "good" things. But we must realize that our involvement in "good" things has caused us to edge out the "best" thing.

Today, the church is competing with all the "good" things people are involved in. And sadly these "good" things cause people to fall away from their commitment to Christ. "How is that possible?" you ask.

Well it's simple. People are replacing what they should do with what they would rather do.

I hear things like this all the time.

"We would have been at church but we made a commitment to _______"

"We won't be at church because our child's team has a game."

You know, there was a day when people put their commitments to Christ and to the church above other things. Now the church has taken a back seat for most people.

Recent statistics say that the average church attender in America attends church once every 3 weeks!

So if you attend church every other week, you are above average!

Another survey said that on any given Sunday in any church in America, only about 40% of the people who call that church home are in attendance. And out of that 40% only about 30% will give financially.

I always thought saying your committed to something meant you gave 100%!

I wonder if so many people are struggling in their marriages, other relationships, finances, and other areas because they have their priorities all messed up?

I know this post probably won't get a lot of likes. But you know when it comes to commitment. there are "good" things we can be committed to and then there is what is best!