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New Year
Resolutions
December 30, 2007 - Ian
Having moved through the period of Christmas, we now celebrate the end of one
year and the beginning of the next. And at this time, we humans often indulge in
some promise making, called making New Year Resolutions. In this ‘ritual’ we
make promises to ourselves. Is your New Year Resolution in the top 10?
1. Spend More Time with Family & Friends 2. Get Fitter 3. Lose Weight 4. Quit
Smoking 5. Enjoy Life More 6. Quit Drinking 7. Get Out of Debt 8. Learn
Something New 9. Help Others 10. Get Organized (source).
I have a few questions about your resolutions; how long do they last? Do you
have a resolution that includes your relationship with God? Why do we make such
promises?
My new year’s resolutions usually don’t out last the month of January – “it is
such a long month with 31 days in it” is my usual excuse. “We should start the
year with a short month like February....” It is wonderful that our God makes
his promises AND keeps them. My New Year Resolutions make me disappointed in
myself but glad and thankful that my God is not like me. How long do your
resolutions last?
The top 10 Resolutions have nothing to do with God directly. But if friendship
with God is our most important relationship, shouldn’t we make sure that we
include something about God? Surely we can improve (and want to improve) our
prayer life, our bible reading, our dependency on him, our trust in his
promises, our church attendance, participation, financial giving etc...
Why do we make New Year’s resolutions? Because we love fresh starts, we like to
know that even though we fail, the next year we get to start again. It is
wonderful to know God’s forgiveness that even though we fail him, each other and
ourselves we will receive a fresh start and we don’t have to wait till the end
of the year. My New Year Resolutions make me glad and thankful that my God is
like me – well more correctly – I am like him.
What resolution are you going to make this New Year? May I suggest that you
include one about your relationship with God! Mine is that whenever I pray I
will say a “thank you to God” before I say “please God can you do....” This is
one of my New Year’s resolutions. Ask my how I am going next time you see me in
2008.
Have a great and godly New Year.
Ian
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