Loyalty
Last night as I was riding the bus back to my car after the football game, I was talking to a couple of fans of the opposing team. I mentioned that I was a fan of their team for years. This response brought a resounding response and a barrage of negative reproach. I was told by one of the younger fans that they would never lose their loyalty. This brought me to question loyalty and this is my blog.
According to Encarta Dictionary loyalty is the act of remaining faithful to a country, person, ruler, government, or ideal. I am only faithful to my God as God is unchanging and can always be trusted. With God as my example, I am only loyal to that which is loyal to me. I refuse to prostitute my future from any belief I have today. It seems as the older I get the less crow I am willing to eat therefore the longer it takes me to respond to situations.
I have learned through years of personal behavioral inventories that the faster I react, the less success I can expect. When we take our time in evaluating information involved in every decision we will tend to make much wiser choices. Yet no matter what decision we make we must never be loyal beyond the now as information continually changes. We must stay in the now and be quick to change with those changes. The one thing that is guaranteed not to change is change itself.
God doesn't change therefore true reality never changes. For me to have a better relationship with God I must be quick to change my mind. When the information I have chosen as reality is merely my reality and not real I must step into the now with grace and dignity. Loyalty is wonderful if it has been earned but is an anchor to growth if it is held beyond its suitability. It is due to this changeability that I always leave you with...
Your life is PERFECT!
PAY ATTENTION!!!
Love,
Dr. Randolph Ek, Mpsy.D.
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