is it important? 27th week thursday

Shameless persistence, this is the phrase that literally translates the Greek word describing the knocking of the man in the parable.  The word is not just persistence but shameless persistence.

So many things in our lives were left undone and have merited an undeserved outcome because we did not really persist or at the very least tried to, and much less have done it with shameless persistence.  If one’s goal, however, is clear, if the desire to attain the goal becomes too badly wanted, if we have realized how much we will lose without achieving it, then shameless persistence is possible.  

So the question is, before doing anything, ask yourself, is it important for me?

Persistence is relative to the importance of a goal.  If it is important then persistence will just follow. If it is too important to miss then comes shameless persistence.

The gospel is not just about God’s kindness to his children.  It also shows how God’s children respond to something they hold important.