Essential Family: Essential Commitment

Commitment is working through issues rather than walking away from them.

Positive Commitment

• Commit thy way – Psalm 37:5
• Commit thy works – Proverbs 16:3
• Commit the Word – 2 Timothy 2:2
• Commit thy well-being – 1 Peter 4:19
• Ecclesiastes 5:4

Why so little commitment today?

• Public Opinion
• Accommodating Theology
• Delayed Consequences
• Christian Approval

Principles that Enhance Commitment

• No conflict is unsolvable – 1 Corinthians 7:28, 32-35
• Persistence pays off – 1 Corinthians 7:27, 24, 10-13
• God defends unselfish commitment – 1 Corinthians 7:3-4
• Commitment glorifies God – 1 Corinthians 6:19-20