Promise yourself

Promise yourself to wake up every morning with a thankful

heart as though each day was thanksgiving.

Promise yourself to start each day with a new joy, joy that

is not affected by pain and, misery or doubt.

Promise yourself to make a decision as you open the door

each morning, am going to be happy to day.

Promise yourself to live in peace with every mammal you meet,

(if possible).

Promise yourself to respect he and she for they need it

although you think they don’t deserve it.

Promise yourself to submit to the other out of  

reverence to Christ.

Promise yourself to live out of the human nature of selfishness.                

but live for the sake others who need your selflessness.                                     

Promise yourself to always live with hope for tomorrow

for you die the moment you lose hope.

Promise yourself to be present for your own life before you

think of being present in another ones life.

Promise yourself to help those who need your help, the lame

who need your leg, the blind who need your eye,

the mute who need your mouth.

Promise yourself to respect you so that others will

respect you in return.

Promise yourself to work for everything you hope to own, don’t

wait for anyone to do for you something you can do yourself,

you will be more satisfied by your work than another.

( do everything you can do).

Promise yourself to hate injustice, love justice and be just yourself.

Promise yourself to speak good about others, encouraging the

hopeless, pursuing the unlovable and trusting your doubters.

Promise yourself to do only that which moves you forward leaving

that which seduces you backwards.

Life is too short to live in regrets, promise yourself to walk the                                          

journey of your life perfectly without regrets.

Promise yourself to open your inner ears for the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

Promise yourself to learn how to number your days alright

that you may gain a heart of wisdom.

Promise yourself live life so well that when you die,

it’s the only thing left for you to do.

Promise yourself to forgive and remember that you have forgiven.

Promise yourself to sleep with a hope that tomorrow is a new

day with no mistakes in it yet.

Promise yourself to be honest, telling the truth no matter its cost,

that you may be set free.

Promise yourself to smile to strangers, they might need it although

may pretend they've got it alright.

Promise yourself not to live in pretense of pleasing those around you,

no one will respect you, they will although do when you live straight.

Promise yourself to set your eyes not on things of this world but to

live in confidence that someday your life is going to end up in heaven

Promise yourself to have an open ear and after you listen,

speak a half of what you have heard.

Promise yourself to positively influence those around you instead

of them influencing you negatively.

Promise yourself to have a vision for life,

live a life out of the calling of Christ,

Promise yourself to stick to the vision you set in life,

let not ragging waves or wind divert you from your

vision and goal in life.

Promise yourself to live a life of purity, offering your body as a living sacrifice,

holy and pleasing to god, for this is your spiritual view of worship.

Promise yourself to be humble, you can’t be as humble as Jesus but

do your best to get as close as you can.

Promise yourself to do the hard, taste the tasteless just to get a feeling of

how doing it is, that you my fit anywhere life places you, you never know.

Promise yourself to locate the northern star wherever you are,

it will give you direction no matter where you are.

Promise yourself to do more than you are expected to do,

more than the words on your job description,

remembering that God is your employer, you won’t be fired.

Promise yourself to test the spirit, just to know the one which is from God.

Promise yourself to physically protect the weak vessels around you,

but they need your emotional protection

as much as they need your physical.

Promise yourself to love genuinely, not many love this way.

Promise yourself to point everyone to the saving grace of Christ,

don’t forget the saving image of the cross.

promise yourself!

                         BY: kiggundu wilson.