From The Pastor’s Pen – By Brian Horrobin
Are you someone whom others can depend upon?
Former New York Times editor, Michael Korda, once said, “In the final analysis, the one quality that all successful people have… is the ability to take on responsibility.”
Of course, in order to do that you must be someone who is dependable.
Doing your best is commendable, but as Winston Churchill observed, “It’s not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what is required.”
If your mom asks you to do the dishes, don’t do the plates and silverware and leave the pots and pans.
Stay at the sink until the whole job is done.
If your boss wants you to work past 5 o’clock to get an order filled, don’t punch out early.
If you’re supposed to be watching the grandchildren, don’t zone out in front of the tv while they run rampant in the house unattended.
Dependability takes sacrifice but in the end it’s worth it.
Dependability today writes your resume for tomorrow.
A responsible person wants to be dependable.
As a pastor, these are the kinds of people I am looking for in the ministry of the church.
Consider the wise words of poet Edward Everett Hale, who wrote, “I am only one, but still, I am one. I cannot do everything but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.”
Ok, so get out there and do it!
