Henry Ford once said, “You can’t build a reputation on what you’re going to do.” Good intentions are good, but they’re not enough. Action is required at some point.
Jesus told a story about two sons who were asked by their father to work in the vineyard. One said that he would … but he didn’t.
He had good intentions. He made the right promises. He said the right words. But he never followed through.
It’s not enough to promise. It’s not enough to want to do good or to plan to do good.
It’s only enough when we put our plans into action, when we make some kind of effort.
Great lives are built — and success is earned — not on what we want to do someday, but on what we are willing to do today. Is there a step you can take this day toward something you’ve been intending to do?
*© 2008/2026. Today’s memo first appeared at Preaching Library.
