{"id":1806,"date":"2023-09-30T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/?p=1806"},"modified":"2024-05-23T05:49:03","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T10:49:03","slug":"are-you-over-committing-and-letting-others-down-along-the-way-there-is-a-better-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/are-you-over-committing-and-letting-others-down-along-the-way-there-is-a-better-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Over-Committing And Letting Others Down Along The Way? 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We don&#8217;t want to disappoint someone. The problem is we will over-commit ourselves and still disappoint the other person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">We should only say &#8220;yes&#8221; to the things we know we can complete. This will serve everyone involved because if we give the other person a false hope that we can do it, we don&#8217;t allow them to get someone else to do it, leaving them in a lurch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">In today&#8217;s culture, everyone is overloaded and needs help. The key here is make sure that we do not commit to something we may not be able to complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Heavenly Father, please help me make my &#8220;yes&#8221; yes and &#8220;no&#8221; no. 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