I have been on both sides of the fence on New Year's resolutions. But I think I like them. In my desk is a list of things I want to do better next year. Will I accomplish them? I don't know. But I do know that I took the time to think about them and to write them down. These are things I want to do.
Isn't that what the Bible says? "The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases. His mercies never come to an end. They are new every morning." I hear you now. "That's talking about God's love and how it's new every morning." All right, how about this. "Therefore, we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, inwardly we are being renewed day by day." Or how about "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" Or how about, "Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator." There's plenty in there.
The key is first, don't rely on yourself too much. The power to change is not in us. It is in the Lord. Second, don't get down on yourself when you fail. Once again, the only One who is unfailing is Jesus Christ. So go ahead and make some resolutions. We'll compare notes! Have a great day. JW
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Last year I made resolutions with a great deal of thought and prayer. To this day I can tell you what they were. (many years that was not so). So I suggest if you are going to resolve then mean it. Write it down, pray about it, make yourself accountable.
Off to do mine....
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