How Deep is Your Love ?
Many lovers have asked the question , “ How deep is your love ?” The Bee Gees and Luther Vandross have asked in song , “ How deep is your love ? How deep is your love ? I really need to know .” Keith Sweat has begged “ How deep is your love ? Whether it ’ s Keith Sweat , the Bee Gees or Luther asking , what they really mean is “ Are you for real ?” “ Are you going to do what you said you ’ d do ?” “ Are you going to live up to your promise ?” “ Are you going to let me down ?” Many people are asking the same of us . Our boss is asking . Our co-workers are asking . Our team is asking . Our customers are asking . Our children are asking . Our spouse or loved one is asking . If we are really being honest , we are asking ourselves .
We make promises to ourselves and others every day . Anybody with a mouth can do so . Are we really live up to our promises or are we just making meaningless statements with no intention or ability to carry through ? Being faithful in a love song has many meanings , but being faithful is life is really pretty simple . It means being true to what you said you were going to do . Are you being true to yourself ? Are being true to your family ? Are you being true to your job ? Are you being true to your team ?
There were some days when I felt like I should have paid my employer for letting me come to work . I had not been true . I had been distracted most of the day . I could not really point to anything that I accomplished of value to the organization . I had been at work , but I had not really been present . My body was there , but my mind was not . The same thing happens with my family some days . We are spending time together , but we are not really there . My children and I are playing on our smartphones . We are within arms ’ reach of each other , but we are as far away as strangers . How many times have to gone to a meeting and your name has been on the roster , yet you weren ’ t bit more there than the man on the moon ?
When you said you were going to attend the meeting or show up for work or eat dinner together , you have given your word that you would be present . Truly present . Engaged . In touch . In tune . Interested . Willing to contribute . The list goes on and on . Yet so many times , we show up to our commitment without being committed .
The person to whom we are unfaithful the most is ourselves . We don ’ t live up to our potential . We don ’ t stick to our lists . We give up on our goals . We don ’ t see our tasks to fruition . We give 50 % effort , yet expect 110 % results .
When are you going to be true to yourself and those in your life ? Hopefully , your answer is , “ I already am .” Good for you ! If you cannot answer that you are , good for you , too ! You ’ ve admitted it . Now do something about it . You can then sing along proudly to Journey ’ s “ Faithfully .”
Being faithful is a choice . Choose to be true to those who are counting on you to make the right choice .