How you do anything...

...is how you do everything.

Everything you do matters

Harv Eker likes to say: "How you do anything is how you do everything."

At a basic level, your actions determine who you are (or, arguably, who you are determines your actions).

Therefore every little thing you do makes you more like that action

Why so I say this?

Sins - God's Perspective & Man's Perspective

Well, Rebecca and I have been going through catechism at church, and I am learning (or at least more fully understanding) interesting things about sin:

1) We sin pretty much constantly.
2) All sin is equal to God - we have put our own hierarchy on which sins are not too bad or really bad.

For example, not reporting when you are undercharged at Wal-Mart is stealing. So is taking a pen home from work and never bringing it back. So is robbing a bank. In God's eyes, you are stealing in any of these cases.

We tend to make excuses for situations like the first two or think they are "no big deal".

The Little Things Make a Big Difference

So if we want to be people of integrity, we need to demonstrate that everywhere.

If we want to help people, that should start with those we are closest to.

Every little decision you make to take action (or not take action) takes you farther down that path.

I know I have done - in all likelihood - millions of things that I wish I had not (or wish I had in the case of omissions). They did not lead me to become the person I want to be.

For instance, I haven't murdered anyone physically, but I have murdered people in my heart. That is just as bad in God's eyes.

Help!

Unfortunately, it is much easier to see someone else's inconsistent actions than your own. If you are married, you may have noticed that your spouse is painfully good at pointing out some of your faults :)

If you really care about the people you are close to, you can help them out by very gently letting them know if you see them do things that you know are not consistent with the person they want to be - help hold them accountable.

Let me stress that you want to talk about this beforehand with them and make sure they will be receptive to your help :) Otherwise, it call easily come off as overly critical or naggy.

Everything we do makes a difference - let's help each other start acting like it.