Kind of like guys in skirts …

I couldn’t help from noticing the headline since it was accompanied by the photo of a man wearing a skirt.

Someone had posted a link to GQ Magazine’s latest story about skirts being the new fall fashion trend … for men. Several photos of male models sporting the new styles at a runway show accompanied the story.

I would not be surprised that, at least in the short run, the designers of these new styles will have some level of success.

Why?

Because they’re very deliberate with their attempt.

They aren’t easing their way into a new look. They aren’t slowly morphing from pants to shorts to kilts to skirts. They jump.

They’re deliberate.

We never succeed with plans that are not executed. It’s not often we achieve much with subtlety. Half measures often achieve limited results, at best. Most of the things we can really call achievements in our lives come from what we are deliberate about.

When we are deliberate in our following of Christ, we usually hit the mark. We bring ourselves into communion with God and stay there. We’re deliberate about it.

When we are deliberate in our loving others, others usually feel loved.

When we are deliberate in our profession, we often succeed.

The problem is, we often are not deliberate about much, or much that is important, and then not deliberate with consistency. There are various reasons why … we lose interest, we allow ourselves to be distracted, we aren’t really very sincere in our efforts, we don’t persevere long enough.

But when we are deliberate — consistently, with perseverence — we often achieve what we’re aiming to accomplish.

What are you deliberate about?

Scotty