I don't believe I have ever made a pinky promise. In fact I don't think I ever say the words "I promise" to anyone. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
It's not a conscious thing, it just never occurs to me to say those words. It may have something to do with the scripture: "But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your “Yes” be “Yes,” and your “No,” “No,” lest you fall into judgment." James 5:12 NKJV. Sometimes I can be a little bit legalistic about such things.
Or it may have nothing to do with that at all; maybe it's just that too many promises made to me were broken. And too many of my own promises were broken as a consequence of someone else's action. The promises that ended with me saying "I do", for instance.
Or maybe it's just not something I think to do. I am a very trusting person and so when someone tells me something, unless they have proven themself to be untrustworthy, I tend to believe them more often than not. I also tend to expect the same from others toward me. I don't expect to need to receive or give a promise. Maybe that's naive of me. That's okay.
I think that, as with most things in life, it's a combination of all these things. So, as you may have guessed, I have no letter for today. Instead I have something new to think about. How about you?
Sharon
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