No Action No Traction

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Look at you… you aint no man… you just talk…You gotta a Lamborghini mouth and a moped work ethic…  

 

 

Mark Twain: "Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often.”

Maybe it should be “Actions reveal the truth behind words”

Words today are amplified by social media. the right font, the right video, the right music, the right cliche… But where is the action? 

No matter how powerful the speaker, the words chosen, the eloquence and the manner to which they speak, no matter how impactful they seem and no matter what promises are made.. no matter what great change has been promised or what great past accolades have been touted… words mean nothing… they are stupid, they are lies! They lie… unless there is action. 

 

Simply put, it means that what people do carries more weight than what they say. In other words, people are judged not by what they say they will do but by what they do. This phrase is particularly relevant today when we receive countless messages and promises from individuals and institutions.

 

Look there are businesses out there who are searching, literally searching for people who DO. Think of it, the highest demand is not for those who have a great resume, or those who make grand promises… but for those who DO. Companies lose billions of dollars every year because they trusted people who say and don’t’ do. 

Its the same in the lives of people who say they are Christian. Much said, little done. If you truly believe in scripture than you should be the most active, fearless and productive people in your home, job and church. 

 

Here is a good question to ask yourself… if you talk a good talk, but you know deep down in your heart you don’t really follow through, you know its just talk… what do you get out of it? A good question.

What do you get from just a life of words and no action?

 

Hey we have all seen the parent talk smack or talk repercussions to their teen. Keep it up and you will have to deal with…. But then it never happens. What would happen if you just never told your kids what will happen but you just did it. They talk back and you take their phone for a day, they don’t do their homework they don’t get the car, they don’t clean their room they have their gaming taken away… but you never tell them in advance, you just do it. Believe it or not- if you start this from a young age, your kids will grow up incredibly successful. They will have proof number one that actions have consequences… and not words - I hope you caught that.

But even deeper still… back to our question of what do you get out of talking but not acting. 

So here is something I found helpful… and I am not sure all the psychology that is behind this, but it works.

When I have a big goal, when I really want something done… I tell no one, When challenged or encouraged to talk about my accomplishments or my goals… I say nothing, when given windows in which I can share about all that I will do, could do, want to do, or working on doing… I SAY NOTHING. And it motivates me with this one thought… I will say nothing unless I have actually done that act in which they are talking about.

How many times have I heard people say “Im thinking about writing a book”. And I say WHO CARES. Why do I say that? Because no one other than your mother cares… just write the book. I say that having written 12 books… no one cared about my “im writing a book… talk” until I actually wrote the book.

 

1 John 3:18:“Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth”

 

 

But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. James 1:22

James 2:17 So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

Matt. 5:16 May they see your works

They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work. Titus 1:6

These verses are an admonition of being seen by a lack of action, not by a lack of talking…