Mark 14:29
“But Peter said unto him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not I.”
Great intentions don’t make something happen. There are many people who have great intentions, but they never follow through with what they intended to do. The failure to follow through with intentions oftentimes leads to low self-esteem and discouragement.
Peter had great intentions about never denying Christ. When Jesus said that everyone would forsake Him, Peter voiced his disagreement and said that though all “shall be offended, yet will not I.” As we know, he never followed through on his intentions. He failed with these intentions on many levels. His follow through didn’t match his desire intentions.
You can have the greatest intentions of everyone around you, but you can be the greatest failure if you don’t follow through with them. Following through on your intentions is accomplished on purpose. There were three things that kept Peter from following through that will also keep you from following through.
First, are you praying for God to help you to follow through? Peter was asleep when it was time to pray. Instead of spending time with God asking for strength to follow through with his intentions, you find him asleep with the rest of the disciples. You are going to need God’s help if you are going to follow through with your intentions. You should daily ask God to give you the wisdom and strength to follow through with all of your intentions.
Second, are you watching for things that will sidetrack you from your intentions? Jesus told Peter and the rest of the disciples to watch and pray. There are many things that will pull you away from your intentions and you must watch yourself that they don’t let them pull you away. Many people who started out with good intentions have found themselves failing because something pulled them away from what they originally intended to do.
Third, are you watching your associations? Peter failed because he went to the heathen’s fire to get warmth. Associations have pulled many people away from what they were supposed to do. It is not always that a person is bad, but they may pull you away from what God put into your heart to do. Don’t let your good intentions be quenched because of your associations. Spend time with people who will motivate and encourage you to follow through with your intentions.
Following through with your intentions will be done on purpose. Don’t be the Christian who always has great intentions but never follows through. If you decide to do something, then set out to do it now and don’t let anything pull you away from what God has placed on your heart.
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