“Your commitment fuels a devotion and a passion that last long after the average person has given up.”

A thought by Les Parrott, (2012-08-02) from his book, You're Stronger Than You Think: The Power to Do What You Feel You Can't (p. 147). Tyndale House Publishers. Kindle Edition.

Love is a commitment not a passion. I should say authentic, true love is a commitment. In so many areas culture has changed the definition but not the reality. Now commitment does lead to passion.

Some in this day would say its passion then commitment. As long as the passion is there then the commitment but that is where the till death do we part comes in.

The commitment is what has kept Margaret and I together now for nearly 39 years. To be honest we have had 36 great years together but there have also been three bad ones. Commitment kept us together through the three bad ones.

Now I love the passion. I deeply love my wife but I also know the importance of the commitment. We made a covenant on November 9, 1974 in Maud Wesleyan Church for better or worse, richer or poorer, till death do us part. We made that vow before a room full of people and but also before God. My father ask us and we said yes. Now He didn’t ask us if we had passion for each other because he knew the commitment to each other would be what would keep us together.

Please don’t take those vows lightly. They are the cords that will keep you together.

So are you living out your commitment?

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