{"id":27492,"date":"2020-07-22T10:02:26","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T09:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/?p=27492"},"modified":"2020-07-22T10:02:26","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T09:02:26","slug":"six-reasons-you-must-keep-promises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/?p=27492","title":{"rendered":"Six reasons you must keep promises"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Tope Banso<\/strong>
\nIn relationships with fellow human beings, it is very important to discipline yourself to fulfil your promises. Making promises is voluntary. If you make a promise, make sure you fulfil it. Don\u2019t make promises that you have no intention of fulfilling.
\nSome people are quick to make promises and forget about them immediately because they have no intention of fulfilling them. Such people could be called liars. They have no integrity.
\nIn Hosea 10:4, God says this about the Israelites: \u201cThey spout empty words and make promises they don’t intend to keep. So perverted justice springs up among them like poisonous weeds in a farmer’s field\u201d (New Living Translation).
\nIt is the same attitude that such people extend to their relationship with God. They fail to redeem their pledges or fulfil their vows, which nobody forced them to make. However, I am not talking about keeping your promises to God in this message. I am limiting myself to keeping promises to fellow human beings.
\nIn law, a contract is an agreement that creates an obligation binding on the parties, whether the contact is written or oral. Therefore, don’t enter into a contract hastily without understanding or being ready to fulfil your obligations. Many have entered into contracts unadvisedly and are suffering the consequences today.
\nSome contracts need to be written and signed for them to be enforceable. Don’t hurry to sign what you don’t understand. If you must consult a legal practitioner, please do. It may cost you some money, but it is ultimately cheaper than what you may pay if you fail to fulfil your obligations. Don’t be penny wise, pound foolish. Keep your promises.
\n6 Reasons you should keep your promises
\n1. God demands that you keep your promises. Failure to keep your promises amounts to lying. And the Word of God forbids lying. Leviticus 19:11 says, \u201cYou shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another\u201d (New King James Version). A lying tongue is one of the seven things that are an abomination to the LORD (Proverbs 6:16-19).
\nAs a Christian, you must eschew all forms of lying. Lying is a sin; it\u2019s one of the sins that comes from the heart that defiles a person (Matthew 15:19-20). \u201cTherefore, putting away lying, \u2018Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,\u2019 for we are members of one another\u201d (Ephesians 4:25 New King James Version).
\n2. God is a promise-keeper, and if you\u2019re truly His son or daughter, you should emulate Him. If you\u2019re a promise-breaker, you don\u2019t resemble God. The psalmist asks in Psalm 77:8b, \u201cHas His promise failed forevermore?\u201d (New King James Version). No. God\u2019s promises have never failed.
\nHebrews 11:11b says Sarah believed that God would keep his promise. And God did fulfill the promise of a child of promise, Isaac!
\nSolomon said, \u201cBlessed be the LORD, who has given rest to His people Israel, according to all that He promised. There has not failed one word of all His good promise, which He promised through His servant Moses\u201d (1 Kings 8:56 New King James Version).
\nIn 2 Corinthians 1:20, it is written, \u201cFor all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us\u201d (New King James Version).
\nThe New Living Translation puts it this way: \u201cFor all of God’s promises have been fulfilled in him. That is why we say \u2018Amen\u2019 when we give glory to God through Christ.\u201d Hebrews 10:23b says, \u201cGod can be trusted to keep his promise\u201d (New Living Translation). As His child, you should also be trusted to keep your promises.
\n3. It is a good testimony of your faith as a Christian. Being a promise-breaker makes people question the authenticity of your claim of being a Christian. Matthew 5:16 says, \u201cLet your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven\u201d (New King James Version).
\nIf non-believers are breaking their words and you also do, in what way are you different from them? If you\u2019re a child of God and you habitually break you promises, you\u2019re not representing God well, especially before non-believers.
\n4. It will earn you people\u2019s respect and trust. Promise-breakers are never treated as honourable people. The respect and trust they have is a huge capital for them. It goes before them in many places, working for them even before people who have no transaction with them before.
\nA reputation of breaking promises is a great liability. It works against one even before people who have never transacted any business with one. You don\u2019t demand respect and trust; you earn them.
\n5. It helps you not to get into trouble. Failure to keep some promises, such as contracts, can put one in trouble. Some people have been dragged to court because they failed to fulfil their contractual obligations. Avoid a breach of contract.
\nMatthew 5:25-25 says, “Come to terms quickly with your enemy before it is too late and you are dragged into court, handed over to an officer, and thrown in jail. I assure you that you won’t be free again until you have paid the last penny” (New Living Translation).
\nAlthough the penalty for failure to fulfil contractual obligations may not be imprisonment, except when a party is guilty of contempt of court, parties can avoid the consequences of litigations. Fulfil your contractual obligations.
\n6. You will reap what you sow. According to Galatians 6:7b, \u201cYou will always harvest what you plant!\u201d (New Living Translation). The Golden Rule says do to others as you want them to do to you.
\nI have seen some promise-breakers really got annoyed when those who made promises to them failed to fulfil them. However, that was a good opportunity for them to experience what they had subjected other people to with their failed promises.
\nGod says of the Assyrians: \u201cYou expect others to respect their promises to you, while you betray your promises to them. Now you, too, will be betrayed and destroyed!\u201d (Isaiah 33:1 New living Translation).
\nVerse 8b says, \u201cThe Assyrians have broken their peace pact and care nothing for the promises they made before witnesses. They have no respect for anyone\u201d (New Living Translation). Do you care for the promises you make to others? If you don’t, it means you have no respect or regard for them.
\nPromise-breakers will reap what they have sown. 2 Timothy 3:13 says \u201cBut evil people and impostors will flourish. They will go on deceiving others, and they themselves will be deceived\u201d (New Living Translation).
\nHow do you feel when people fail to keep their promises to you? You feel bad of course. So don\u2019t break your promises to other people if you don\u2019t like others to break their promises to you.
\nDon\u2019t rush to make promises. Don\u2019t try to impress people with your promises. Think before you commit yourself. Be sure you can deliver on what you want to promise. \u201cA person who doesn’t give a promised gift is like clouds and wind that don’t bring rain\u201d (Proverbs 25:14 New Living Translation).
\nIf for any unforeseen reason you cannot fulfil a promise, inform the person you\u2019ve promised in good time. As much as it is humanly possible, fulfil your promises.
\nPRAYER POINTS: Father, I shall not be a promise-breaker. As much as it lies within my power, I shall fulfil my promises. I receive the help of the Holy Spirit not to make rash promises. I shall think well before I make promises in Jesus\u2019 name.<\/strong>
\nThis is wisdom for living, and it\u2019s worth sharing. Please share.
\n(For over 300 in-depth and powerful messages by T.O. Banso, visit: www.cedarministry.org).
\n\u25aa\ufe0e Banso, an Abuja-based Minister, heads
\nCedar Ministry International and can be reached at cedarministryintl@yahoo.com, cedarministryng@gmail.com
\nTel No: +2348155744752, +2348033113523; WhatsApp No: +2349081295947<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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