And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine, and she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh. And the child was young. Then they slaughtered the bull, and they brought the child to Eli.
1 Samuel 1:24-25
Lord, today help me to keep the commitments I make, especially those that will cost me something. I have the tendency to identify reasons why I can’t do something or why now is not the right time. Truth be told, I can always find a logical reason to put off until tomorrow what I have committed to do today. There is always something that can get in the way. No where is this more evident than in my relationship with You. How many times has something pressing caused me to put off quiet time with You or Bible reading? How many instances have I gotten phone calls, requests from loved ones or even stray thoughts of other pressing matters, capturing my attention and compelling me to address them during times set apart for fellowship with You? I want to be a person of integrity who keeps their word, even when it means sacrificing something near and dear to me. Lord, show me when I am not fulfilling this call. Open my eyes to the hypocrisy that this represents in my character, and help me to remedy it through the Holy Spirit. I recognize that this does not to negate the fact that there are instances where I have made foolish commitments or set out to sacrifice something that You have not intended me to sacrifice. In those situations I need Your wisdom and discernment. Help me not to make the mistake in the first place. And when I do, show me clearly the error of my ways and grant me the humility to own up to it and seek forgiveness. This I pray in Jesus’ Name.