Five Steps to Keeping Promises
Read Numbers 30:2
Today’s Truth
But you promised!”
Parents have heard this broken-hearted cry. If someone disappointed us, we’ve said it, too. Broken promises destroy trust, causing distress and pain.
In Numbers 30:2 God says, “When a man makes a vow…he must not break his word but must do everything he said.”
Sometimes we make promises in haste — to quiet a child or end an argument. But responsibility for keeping that promise doesn’t go away because we didn’t think it through.
Discussion Questions
- Do you have trouble keeping promises?
- What’s one step you can take this week to regain trust and start keeping your promises?
- Have you lost trust as a result of others’ broken promises? What’s one step you can take today to begin to forgive?
Application
Promises are a measure of trust. With the Holy Spirit’s help, we can keep every single promise we make.
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