“Direction, not intention, determines destination!” Andy Stanley
I know it sounds good when someone says I intend to but what I have noticed is good intentions don’t get us very far. It almost seems like a lack of commitment. We know it is going to be super tough, and we might not make it, but rather than commit, we just slide the decision over and put it under “We hope to do it!”
Decide. Yes or no. Commit. Make the hard choice. Go for it. You might be surprised at what happens when you go all in. “Intending to”, gives us plenty of room for an excuse when we fall short. We can remind everyone we never really committed. We hoped to. We might. I intend to. Intentions will never take you where you need to go. Make a decision. Commit. Turn and start walking the path toward where you really want to go. Where you really need to go. Move off your intention into action!! Great meetings and a lot of talk and problem solving take us no where if we don’t commit and put actions to our words. Faith without works is dead!
“Direction, not intention, determines destination!” Andy Stanley