Amy Lawlor Thinks You Can BE Consistent!
“I just wish I was more consistent.” I probably say this to myself or someone nearby at least once a week (if not more frequently). I’ve said it about exercise, I’ve said it about eating right, I’ve said it about going to bed at a reasonable hour, I’ve said it about making time for solitude or prayer, I’ve said it about my spending and my saving habits…and the list goes on.
Ironically “being consistent” is one of the things I pray about most consistently…at least I’m consistent about something.
To nerd out on you a bit – the word Consistent is rooted in the Latin consistere and the meaning has been consistent (PUN!) since the 16th century. One of the meanings of the word I like a lot is “standing firm”. There is something very comforting, very solid, very safe about knowing some things stand firm. Some of you naysayers/devil’s advocates are already saying “but consistency will put you in a rut and you’ll be bored and never be creative, and only watch CSI Las Vegas because you can’t branch out…” I totally agree with you…but want to acknowledge that some things in life MUST/SHOULD BE Consistent. I’m not saying everything…just some things. Some things in life must STAND FIRM.
You have to be consistent about
- Showing up at your job
- Telling your spouse or your kids you love them
- Eating food and drinking water
- Stopping at red lights and going at green ones (unless you live in Atlanta, then red ones are really more of a suggestion than anything else).
These consistencies lend a STABILITY, and a SURENESS that is good for us. It’s healthy, and it’s necessary and we rely on many of these consistencies every day.
At Soul City Church we need some Consistency too – we need some Sureness and some Stability in order to keep pressing towards the reality of this Vision that God has given us.
One of the big pieces of the BE Campaign is the challenge to BE Consistent. We believe that Consistency in our/your giving is a declaration of our dependence on God…we declare that we trust him to take care of our needs, and that He has called us to give financially to His work. We need people to Give Consistently to Soul City Church. This gives us a baseline of financial stability and sustainability that we’ll need, especially for these first two years.
Our Goal is to have $500,000 committed to Soul City for the next 2 years. This means people like you, who will commit to and follow through on giving consistent weekly, monthly, or quarterly gifts. Our hope is that you would pray about Being a Consistent Giver to Soul City Church, and if so led, that you would start giving now.
So, we invite you to pray about BEcoming a Consistent Giver to the vision of Soul City Church and then, as God leads you, Start Giving and BE Consistent.
- You can click the Link Up to the Right to get started.
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Amy Lawlor is a vital part of the Leadership Team of Soul City Church. She’s making the move from Atlanta to Chicago this Spring to start Soul City. She Consistently has to tell Jarrett that his jokes aren’t as funny as he thinks.
Matt E.
You know my magazine is called Stand Firm, don't you Lawlor? Despite that, I find that I'm consistently inconsistent too. Full of starts and stops. Good intentions but not much follow-through. I think I need a 24/7 life coach. And a chef. . . . Anyway, nice post, Amy. I think two good posts in a row is a sign of some real consistency.
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Oct 20, 2009 @ 11:38 pm
AmyLawlor
thanks Matt! appreciate the encouragement especially since you have read just about everything in the world! I know you know good writing so thanks for being kind to this "non-artist"
Oct 21, 2009 @ 12:34 am