I promise

I promise to be there forever

I promise to love you

I promise to support you

I promise to be your friend forever

I promise to never tell your secret

I promise to return your (fill in blank)

I promise to be there on time

I promise to (fill in what ever you want)

So many promises have been made.

Promises have been broken, promises have been kept.

The biggest promise given to man kind was the promise of an eternal life after death. Jesus promises us that He is going to give us riches and a big big house (sings: with lots and lots of rooms) and He promises us life eternally, if we choose life abundantly now. (richie's quote. not mine)

How can man promise another man (or woman to man etc) that they are going to stick around forever, when they may be gone in a flash. I mean didn't my mom promise my dad to be there forever but then she was killed. (I guess thats part of the vows "until death due us part" but i think thats more meaning when your old and gray) So isn't everything on a condition, I promise to love you and be there for you (on the condition i dont die).

How can two people promise each other now, when they could change their mind down the road. I would hate to promise something I couldn't keep. I would hate to promise something and then by circumstances things change and suffer the fact i believed i could fulfill that promise and then i can't. But I know that if i am willing to promise to do something, then i am taking a chance. A chance that something could go wrong, but praying with all my heart it doesn't go wrong.

Now dont misunderstand what im saying. A promise is a great thing. A promise between friends and a guy and a girl. Its amazing how people can promise things and keep their promise. If someone were to promise me something I would trust them to keep their promise unless they gave me reason not to trust them. A promise comes with trust.

If you can't trust a person, then you can't promise something and mean it and keep it.