In his newest book, "Wild Goose Chase", author and pastor Mark Batterson makes this statement: "God didn't say 'Well thought good and faithful servant', or 'Well said good and faithful servant', but 'Well done good and faithful servant.'" And in one of those light bulb moments, I thought I needed another minute or two on that one. As I thought about it, I asked myself the question, "Am I doing what I am supposed to be?" This is the proverbial question of whether we are walking the talk. And I know I talk. I'm a preacher. I talk a lot.
Batterson goes on to make the point that we need to get off our duff and start living out what we say we believe. In Peter's second letter he makes the statement that he feels the need to remind everyone of things they already know. Samuel Johnson famously said, "People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed." That definitely rings true for me.
It is so easy to slip into the routine of our days that we don't have time to attend to the right course of action. It is convicting. And it needs to be different.
So, today, I was not feeling too good. My wife wasn't feeling so great. My son wanted to play out in the new slush (a mix of snow and rain) that had fallen. And as I was shoveling my driveway our neighbor, who is a 50 something widow was out shoveling her driveway. And it hit me. "Well DONE..." So, whether with right motives or not, I walked over and helped shovel her drive and walkways.
Nothing glamorous. Nothing rewarded. But definitely action.
This is not a new thought. This was simply a reminder for me. And maybe for you. In the simple words of Nike marketing, "Just Do It."
