Pablo Picasso stated, “Action is the foundational key to all success.” But where in this current generation is action, when in essence we are more in clear terms “trend followers” than we are charting our own course. Picasso believed that ideas, without execution (which is lack of action) are worthless— similar to that of Christian Faith where faith alone without works through corresponding action- is dead. James 2:17.
Action, as defined, is the accomplishment of a thing over time, in stages, or with the possibility of repetition; for Gen Alpha & Z, however, the concept of ‘action’ has become as fluid and undefined as the viral phrase ‘six-seven’ repeated. There was a time when true accomplishment meant applying effort and corresponding work to forge something new, rather than simply riding the coattails of what was trending. Thinking and reasoning were not a popularity contest, but a process of using individual perspective, unique ideas, knowledge, and wisdom to achieve meaningful results. When did work ethic take a back seat to click rate, #trending, #iykyk and vibe checks. Where my once proper ‘rizz’ vocabulary used to be ‘fire’ but is totally ‘cooked’, by these ‘suss’ and unclear terms—it’s ‘low’ key ‘drippin’ into total confusion, ‘bruh’.
Instead of following passing trends, let us put into action the timeless character of Christ beginning with some works that involve: Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, Self-control.
James 2:18 states, “You have faith, and I have works. Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works”