yourself? To an ideal? To another person? What!? Next question is, do you typically commit to a number of things/people/ideas? Or, are you more circumspect in your commitments? To the things/people/ideas you are committed to – how do you, or anyone else, know? Is it evident in both your words as well as your actions? If you were to ask someone you believe knows you, could they identify your commitments? Are they still relevant or has your actions in their pursuit waned?
All those questions are important and identify both who you are as well as what you do. Without the identifying behavior there is no way to really know if the focus is still relevant and the depth of your commitment. Recognizing that ‘life’ does impact on one’s choices and decisions about what, if and our commitment levels, do you see (and understand) how yours has changed over the years? More important – how does this make you feel?
Have you let go of a dream that was significant to you? Do you wish you had (could?) pursue it/them? And what do you currently have as a commitment that would interfere with your dream pursuit? Commitments, as you can see, have varying levels of importance and intensity. Stop for just a moment and see which ones you are currently pursuing that you do want to continue doing. And… which ones you can let go or diminish their importance.
Life should never be an excuse for why you aren’t pursuing your dreams. You need to see who you really are and who you can be. Then you can, honestly, determine which are relevant for you, that you need and want to commit to, and which no longer are what you want and need to do. You have to be brave to let go and hold onto. The only one that ‘deserves’ an apology is the Lord if He gave you a dream that you didn’t follow. But if it really was His doing then it is still active and relevant (just not in the exact same form) and you can still become committed to you and who and what you are and do.
