We try hard for awhile. We look at where we want to advance to and how long it will take us to get there. We commit to doing whatever we can to get where we want to go. Then things get tough. Before long, we are looking for an easier avenue to get that goal, or the goal is abandoned altogether and replaced by a seemingly more attainable one.
Businesses see it all the time.
We are looking for employees who are committed to the company vision. Yet, they settle for employees who are committed to getting out of bed in the morning and coming to work ready to do that which they have agreed to do. The problem, they say, is a lack of commitment . In a perfect world, they should be able to look to the church as an example of how commitment really works. Sorry, but we've been dealing with the a lack of commitment in the church for centuries.