Doing something is better than doing nothing

Good morning everyone,

Our theme for this month: “Renewed hope”

Our Bible verse for today: “So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.” Luke 11:9-10 (CSB)

Our thought for today: “Doing something is better than doing nothing”

Yesterday we thought about our responsibility to choose joy. We learned that the Bible directs us to make a decision and to initiate actions that will bring joy into our lives. I also referred to the seven decisions described by Andy Andrews in his book “The Traveler’s Gift.” They are seven decisions we can make and actions we can take that will greatly improve the quality of our lives. The fifth of those seven decisions, which we considered yesterday, is “Today I will choose to be happy.”

Now let’s think about the third of the seven decisions. It is “I am a person of action.” The underlying premise to all seven decisions is that we have personal responsibility for our own lives and there are things we need to be doing to solve our own problems and to make our life better. In the case of the third decision, we must resolve to do something rather than nothing. Be a person of action.

Doing something is almost always better than doing nothing. That’s also the lesson of Luke 11:9-10. We often apply that passage to the subject of asking God for things in prayer. While it does apply to prayer, the larger truth is much broader. Jesus is teaching us a general life principle designed to move us to action. Ask, but also seek and knock. In other words, do something.

When it comes to gaining a sense of renewed hope, there are actions we need to take to gain that renewed hope. It really is true that “All my problems become smaller when I confront them and do something about them.”

Here’s my personal summary of that third decision. These are Andy Andrew’s thoughts condensed and rephrased in my own words: “I am a man of action. I will not dwell in a pit of despair. I will not waste time regretting lost opportunities. I will take the action necessary to make my life better. When faced with a choice of doing something or doing nothing, I will choose to act. All my problems become smaller when I confront them and do something about them.”

Whatever trial or difficulty you are facing in your life today, I encourage you to do something about it. Your problems will become smaller when you confront them and do something about them.

God bless,
Pastor Jim
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