Promises to Keep

Lately, a lot of my prayers have been about marketing my self-published paperback, The Busy Person’s Prayer Book (http://www/evelynmayfield/bppbltr.html). Funds are low, so I need to be creative. This book was a deal between me and the Lord, all the way. I feel I’m letting him down when I do not manage to make some progress on a given day.

Still, when I look back, I promised God many things, many times, in my life. Very rarely did I ever keep the promises exactly as promised. Often, I did not even make a small effort after I got what I prayed for. Why does he continue to help me, then? Are my promises worthless? Am I worthless?

I think, and I know I’ve said this before, God wants me to try to do what is right. This holds for keeping my promises to him. I know I’ve failed to follow through, all too often. But I’ve also kept my promises enough times to make me feel a little better about myself. My promises-kept are more in number than my promises-failed.

So, I will just try again tomorrow. If I give up on the promise, if I do not try, I have failed twice. I fail myself by not pursuing the sales of my book, and I fail the Lord by not even trying. Tomorrow, I will go at it again. I’ll find new places to mention the book. My thoughts tonight are not just on the book; they are on the promises I’ve made to the Lord and kept, not on those I’ve failed to keep.

Dear God, fill me with the fortitude I need to try again to fulfill my promise to you, and thank you for not giving up on me.