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“a promise is a strong word….” that is what my sister put as her facebook status last night.  As i read it on my phone while lying in bed, I pondered for a second and realized how correct she is.  Breaking that statement apart I notice two things.  First that the word “promise” itself is a strong word.  Usually we understand it to mean, as defined quickly by dictionary.com ”an express assurance on which expectation is to be based”.  When we promise something to someone, we are giving them a certainty that something will be done, completed, or not happen at all (i.e. I promise the Browns won’t win the super bowl this year).   The person receiving the promise is then charged with trusting the person who made the promise so that they won’t be deceived in what they have been told.  When we make a promise, its sometimes taken as a law that whatever we have proclaimed is absolute truth.  Sadly though, sometimes we “break” our promises.  We fumble the promise, let it go or forget about without realizing the pain and hurt that it has caused the person we made the promise to.  Secondly, a promise, or the statement we make as a promise is seen as such, an unbreakable word that one wouldn’t ever think of taking back or letting pass by.  Again, sometimes we forget the words we say even when we don’t use the words “I promise”.  We must be careful of the words we say to those around us and the things we say will or will not happen.  We do have a hope though!  We know that God’s word is truth and that He promises us so many great and marvelous things in His word, which is truth… John 1.  We also know that God never goes back on his word or any promise he makes Numbers 23:19.  So becareful of the strong words you speak and the promises you make.  Be integritable and keep them…

A word for myself…