Can you be trusted? That is a question that has been burning through my heart and my head all week. Is your word your bond? If I had to answer truthfully, I’d have to say yes most of the time but I still fall short. I promised I shared my anxieties with you so I will be transparent in letting you know that this particular subject matter has led me to tears this week.
I know everyone is getting excited that parts of the country are starting to open up. I agree at some point we need to. However, we need to do so responsibly. My point is, we are still in the midst of a pandemic. One where more lives will be lost and the economic suffering has not even taken a full hit. We, the people, are still hurting emotionally.
At the start of the lockdown we promised to check in with each and make sure we were ok. Have you done that? Did you keep your word? Someone somewhere is waiting to hear from YOU. It could be the very thing that changes the course of their day and even save their life. It costs you nothing to be authentic with your word and follow-through with what you say. If you say you are going to do something, do it. If you promise to call, text or FaceTime, then do it!
Depression is real. Anxiety is real. Isolation is real. A well timed phone call or text can change a whole attitude or mood. It makes the receiver feel better and it should make you feel better knowing you connected with someone who may be at a low point. How will you know? THEY WILL TELL YOU. We are all the answers to someone’s prayers just as God sends someone to answer ours.
CAN YOU BE TRUSTED? Will you keep your word when you say I’ll check on you? Will you reach out when that person crosses your mind multiple times to see how they are doing? This is beyond Covid-19 but we are in this moment now.
As always, I like to end on a high note. This week, my thoughts are crammed together in full sentences of emotions. I won’t call this my best writing and I’m ok with keeping it this way. I thought about deleting and re-doing to sound more eloquent but it wouldn’t be authentic. What I will say is, we can be trusted. If I do what I say I will do and look after YOU, and YOU do what YOU say you are going to do and look after ME, that should just about cover it…. The spiritual love circle.
Happy Saturday!
4 replies on “Is Your Word Your Bond?”
Amen sis. I totally agree. There’s even anxiety in things opening up. Truth is we will never be the same again. But what can always stay the same is a persons word. You personally know this is a pet peeve of mines 😊 Even when you can’t keep your word, you can always cover yourself by reaching out to say you won’t be able to keep your word. Most people will understand and appreciate the gesture because we realize the situation you’re in. Me knowing you personally thank you for you candor on this topic and am very proud that you always practice what you preach! Stay encouraged. You’re doing a great job for a lot of people!
Thank you. I think it is important as you stated that if you cannot keep your word that at the very least, you cover yourself by reaching out to say that something has changed if that is what the situation calls for. We must always be respectful of one’s time and circumstances and we can agree in any situation that leaving someone hanging is never acceptable. It really takes mere seconds to connect. Thanks for your input!
I learned early in life that I am my Word and my Word defines me. The essence of integrity is the moral and ethical convictions you display when you are committed to doing the right thing. We must teach others and practice personally, doing the right thing. In this day and age, showing up for others is critical-it is a matter of life and/or death. It is my prayer that we are reminded of a moment when we were weak and we prayed and God dispatched a responder to come see about us. When we can connect to that moment with a sense of gratitude, it will help us to show up for others when God desires to dispatch us.
You have been one that has led the way as a great example. You taught me that integrity matters and when you honor your word, people will want to work with you and will support you when you need it. I have learned to be truthful about what I can and cannot do and still be cordial and non-confrontational about it. Keep on being a shining example, people are watching! I show up when I say I will and if I can’t, I do my best to let someone know I won’t be there. I want to be one that can be trusted so that when God dispatches me to answer a prayer, I am obedient.