Commitment shows the level of responsibility someone has to a course, a person or relationship; it shows your loyalty level. It shows your devotion and dedication. Commitment is bound to take your time and energy.

If you fully love your wife, husband, children, father, mother and all those people you refer to as your loved ones, and you are not taking full responsibility, emotional and practical steps to invest in the relationship, I will not see that as full commitment. The Bible says that the man should provide for his household, it is all-encompassing.

Provision is not only about food, clothes and shelter or education. It includes all family needs. It includes emotional needs also.

Some people never make out time for their spouses and children and when they asked, they would say they were busy looking for what the family would eat.

One of the dictionary definitions of the word commitment says, “being bound emotionally/intellectually to a course of action or to another person/other persons.” From God’s point of view and grammatically, being committed to your spouse and children, therefore, is not just about putting food on their table and paying the bills.

You have to be emotionally there for your wife, husband, children and all those you call your loved ones. Proverbs 31:27 says: “She looks well to the ways of her household, and eats not the bread of idleness.” Even as she was not idle, she did not ignore her household. Your household should have your time. Your household should enjoy your feelings of love, laughter and loyalty. Set out time for them from your tight schedule and create quality and quantity time out of the time that is available for you to spend outside your workplace. It is a powerful way of demonstrating how deep your love is. Jesus, despite His tight schedule always made out time to be with His disciples alone. As a father or mother, one of your most important duties is how to make your children your disciples. And it is not easy at all to make disciples from afar.

When you make out time for them, you will discover that that child needs more encouragement in his/her academics. You will also discover that your spouse is lonely in the marriage and that she needs your friendship. You will even know the areas your children are weak or strong and help in making adjustments. Your consistent contact with them will also make them open up and confide in you. You will surely find friendship with your family members when you spend time with them discussing with them one-on-one and collectively. Mingle and giggle with them. Show concern when they have issues in their personal lives and family life. That man/woman who is always available in taking care of his/her family is the committed fellow.

Commitment and love should always go together. Any love you have for your spouse, children, parents and other loved ones and is not backed up by commitment is not deep enough. Therefore, deliberately try to support your love relationships with emotional and practical steps of commitments. Love you!