Pinky Promise?

Friday, December 10, 2010
Pinky Promise? Do you remember when we were kids and something was really serious, and required serious commitment, and we would pull up the pinkies? Remember looking someone straight in the eye and saying, “Do you pinky promise?” There's so much innocence and purity in the hearts and eyes of children. Though we were young, we understood, to a pretty sharp degree, what commitment was.
Somewhere along the journey to adulthood so many lose that. We forget the seriousness of commitment at some point as we grow, or so it seems. I remember witnessing someone break a pinky promise. You would have thought the world was coming to an end. I remember hearing someone, on the playground of Vilonia Elementary School, say to this person, “What…a promise doesn’t mean anything?” It’s amazing how some memories never leave you. That one was so poignant I hope it never does.
When you give someone your word, you should keep it, no matter how hard it is to do so. The old saying goes that “a man is only as good as his word.” I suppose this is true. Being a promise keeper in all degrees is an integrity issue. It’s an issue of who you are deep down where it counts the most. We are all imperfect humans, scarred and marred by sin and its effects since birth. But honesty – integrity – commitment keeping – those are all crucial values to the lives of all of us in society.
Kids get it. They understand the value of honor and honesty. And as much as we adults may mess it up, we understand the importance too. Just think about it: how do you feel when someone commits something to you, a promise, and they break it? You may try to put up a rough exterior and act as if it doesn’t hurt, but the truth is that deep down inside it does. When someone promises you something, you expect it to be kept. It’s the nature of a promise.
However there is One that will never break a promise made to us. Breaking promises just isn’t something He can do – it’s not in His character. So when He says, “I’ll never leave you nor forsake you,” or “My grace is sufficient for every trial,” you can place full faith in that. He’s never gone back on a promise, and He never will. He is trustworthy, and He is faithful.
So today, who are you placing the most trust and faith in? Are they human institutions like the stock market, banks, your job, friends, or even church? Or is your life entrusted to the One that will never let you down, ever? If not, begin right now by admitting your sin to Him and asking Him to forgive it and become your Savior and Lord. That’s trusting Him with your life and eternity, 2 things He’s more than capable of taking care of. And that’s a pinky promise.


That’s just a thought, and I welcome yours.
Until next time,
blake

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