Do you "walk the walk" or just "talk the talk"?

Question

Peace is a state of harmony, absent open hostility. This term is applied to describe a cessation of or lapse in violent international conflict; in this international context, peace is the opposite of war. Peace can also describe a relationship between any parties characterized by respect, justice, and goodwill.
More generally, peace can pertain to an individual relative to her or his environment, as peaceful can describe calm, serenity, and silence. This latter understanding of peace can also pertain to an individual's sense of himself or herself, as to be "at peace" with one's self would indicate the same serenity, calm, and equilibrium within oneself.

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Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. Love does not demand its own way. Love is not irritable, and it keeps no record of when it has been wronged. It is never glad about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.

Answer 1

I think every one of us would liike to say we walk the walk but since none of us is perfect we can't expect to get it 100% right. I sincerely try to walk the walk. There are times like when I miss prayers that I know I'm not walking the walk and it makes me feel bad. Now as for being a hypocrite by talking the talk I rarely do it and simply admit that I'm not doing as I should be doing. It's morally wrong to be such a hypocrite and pretend to be someone you're not. Conscience weighs on one's soul.....

Answer 2

I try to walk the walk every day. To see myself in every person I meet and to treat them each with respect, wonder, love and care. I try to see God in every person I meet,because His presence is everywhere. God is everything. Being an old peace loving, tree hugging hippie I am at peace with myself, but it took some time to come to grips with the things I had done wrong and the people I may have hurt. I never turn anyone away, I help people with my tithe instead of the pocket's of preacher's. I stop and talk to the elderly and young when I am shopping and in the mall's. I make eye contact with everyone I see and smile and say hello. The reactions are beautiful and I have made many friends this way. I don't push the Bible at people, I tell them I love Him and He loves me and that He loves all of us, just like we are. Most have forgotten 2 simple things. 1- The only thing different between the sinner's and the saints one is saved and the other one ain't. Church's, Temples, Meeting places are supposed to be for the sinners, not the saints. I help my neighbors and they help me. I have made friends across the world and we spend hours talking of God and how we can be better people and how we can help our brother's and sisters be they believer's or not.

Answer 3

Awesome question. I have pondered and questioned my own walking my talk and unfortunately have found it to be wanting. That is why i stopped talking my talk six years ago, so I could concentrate on simply walking. Only recently have I decided to return to my roots. Your question covers a great deal of content which I would like to comment on. My experience with people is that words are ultimately understood in their conscious self enmeshed in the sum of their experiences. Therefore when you say Peace defining it as perhaps a dictionary might. It can be far removed from another individuals perception of the word relative to their unique experience of the word. It is even more so with the word love which has so much emotive experience attached to it that they might perceive love as hurt, as that was an outcome of love that they had given. We cannot really judge another as walking his talk as it is so difficult to know what that means to them. Perhaps my understanding of the words of your question is close to yours maybe it is miles apart until we van transcend this gulf there is no way of knowing what people are doing. I walk my walk and have recently decided it is time to talk my talk. Confusing answer, probably but it is my understanding of a very important issue which divides the world in an alarming way

Walk in Peace your way
Matoh

Answer 4

Very good quote from 1st Cor 13,


Peace of mind is something that we all want. We all want to be able to rest, to not have to worry, to feel free to enjoy life, family, friends, work, church, hobbies, entertainment, etc. We want to be able to enjoy ourselves and not be burdened down with worries that rob us of vigor, life, and purpose.
Sometimes when we can’t find peace of mind, we get depressed. We often get angry and lash out at God or someone else near to you.
What do you do to get peace? I mean real peace in your life. Where do you start? What do you do?
Well, the best place to start is with God

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 8Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable -- if anything is excellent or praiseworthy -- think about such things. 9Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me -- put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you. (NIV)

Answer 5

Usually the mouthy ones are the ones to be careful of for they always have something to hide behind their lips. Do you?

Answer 6

walk the walk,because the other is a big lie and a waste of time and to me, morally wrong

Answer 7

I try my best to walk the walk.....because if I don't....then I'm a hypocrite....and not bearing good fruit.