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I read a quote from Mother Teresa this week that floored me.  This quote is from memory so I apologize if I get it a little out of order but the purpose is unmolested.  She said, "We are not called to be successful, rather we are called to be faithful."  Let that resonate a little.  We have been called to be faithful.

This is a foreign concept to my generations.  While the generations before me understood faithfulness:  faithful in marriage, faithful to fulfill obligations, faithful to institutions, and faithful to their employers.  Our generation is only faithful to our own personal desires.  In turn, we know a lot about how to strive for a successful life.  We find meaning and purpose in our success.

What if life wasn't judge by how successful we were but how faithful we were?  What if the measure of a man was not how much money he had in his bank account, how many people he leads, or how many books he has written but rather what if a man was measured by his honor?

What are your thoughts?

Will  <><

 


Comments

Daniel

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:37:08

That's a great quote by Mother Theresa. She certainly embodied faithfulness.

I find it interesting that in the Parable of the Talents, Jesus exhorts the virtue of faithfulness by saying, "'Well done, good and FAITHFUL servant. You have been FAITHFUL over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.'

I think it is when I focus not on being successful - but in being faithful... that I end up being successful. Perhaps not in the world's eyes - but in God's eyes. If I am faithful in caring for my wife, I honor God and am then a successful husband. Although it's not always the case that outward success will follow faithfulness (i.e.- Jeremiah), we will always succeed in God's eyes by being faithful.

 



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