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Don’t Just Say, “I Am Sorry, I Will Do Better” (Impact Hard Devotional: Day 16)

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Ferociously Faithful

Don’t Just Say, “I Am Sorry, I Will Do Better”

“Many a man proclaims his own steadfast love, but a faithful man who can find?”

Proverbs 20:6

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When a man marries his wife, he usually makes a vow that proclaims he will take his wife “to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in good times and bad, for richer or poorer, for as long as they both shall live." Wearing a suit, in a beautiful setting, surrounded by flowers, friends and soft music, it can be easy to make proclamations of one’s own steadfast love. Look for a man who has been faithfully married to his bride for 50+ years, and you will discover why a faithful man is hard to find.

Making proclamations is easy for most men, whether it be, “I will always love you and be true to you,” or, “I promise I will never disappoint you again.” How many times have you declared your undying love, only to turn around and be totally selfish? If your wife were to keep a count of how many times you promised to stop doing something that you know hurts her, how high would that number be now?

This is not intended to beat you up, or make you feel like a failure, but to remind you that growing in the area of faithfulness is one of the most important things you can do to improve as a man, husband, father, or leader. We call it ferocious faithfulness, because you have to attack it with intensity. Don’t just say, “I am sorry, I will try to do better” and then hope that things will be different this time around. Don’t just say, “I love you more than my career” and then fall back into the same old patterns. Do whatever it takes to make permanent changes in your schedule, spending, habits, and environment so that you can be the faithful husband, father, and leader your loved ones desperately need you to be.

Reflection: (Don’t skip this!)

What do I need to know?
How do I need to grow?
Where does this need to show up in my life?

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Don’t Just Say, “I Am Sorry, I Will Do Better” (Impact Hard Devotional: Day 16)

Don’t Just Say, “I Am Sorry, I Will Do Better”

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