Said will be a little ahead, but done should follow at his heel.
Interpretation
Actions should follow words; it's important to back what you say with deeds.
This quote by Charles Spurgeon emphasizes the importance of action complementing intention. While it is easy to make promises or express plans verbally, true accountability and impact arise when those words are transformed into concrete actions. Being 'done' signifies commitment and reliability, reinforcing the idea that one’s credibility is largely built on what one accomplishes, not merely what one claims.
In practice
In a motivational speech, one might use this quote to remind the audience of the importance of following through on their goals.
Amusement should be used to do us good “like a medicine”: it must never be used as the food of the man...Many have had all holy thoughts and gracious resolutions stamped out by perpetual trifling. Pleasure so called is the murderer of thought. This is the age of excessive amusement: everybody craves for it, like a babe for its rattle.
When you see no present advantage, walk by faith and not by sight. Do God the honor to trust Him when it comes to matters of loss for the sake of principle.
It is far easier to fight with sin in public than to pray against it in private.
You will never glory in God till first of all God has killed your glorying in yourself.
After faith comes repentance, or, rather, repentance is faith's twin brother and is born at the same time.
["All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant."] The original Hebrew word that has been translated "paths" means "well-worn roads' or "wheel tracks," such ruts as wagons make when they go down our green roads in wet weather and sink in up to the axles. God's ways are at times like heavy wagon tracks that cut deep into our souls, yet all of them are merciful.
If every basketball player worked as hard as I did, I'd be out of a job
She knows where she's going, and what she has to do. She could, after all, find her way to Route 95 South blindfolded. She could do it in the dark, in fair weather or foul; she can do it even when it seems she will run out of gas. It doesn't matter what people tell you. It doesn't matter what they might say. Sometimes you have to leave home. Sometimes, running away means you're headed in the exact right direction.
If you've got the platform and the ability to make a difference, then this goes beyond 'should' and reaches the level of 'must.' You must make a difference or you squander the opportunity. Wasting the opportunity both degrades your own ability to contribute and, more urgently, takes something away from the rest of us.
Procrastination is One of those Excuses, Born of Fear, that we Use to Keep Ourselves Stuck
Don't think. Get out of your head. Stop planning and just go.
Your own positive future begins in this moment. All you have is right now. Every goal is possible from here.
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