Typical resolutions in January are to lose weight, exercise more, and spend less time at work and more time with family. We usually want to change the things in our lives that we’re unhappy about. What if you were to ask God what He wants you to change, improve, or begin this year? He might tell you to:
- Demonstrate more of the fruit of the Spirit in your life (Galatians 5:22-23).
- Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who persecute you (Matthew 5:44).
- Be content with such things as you have (Hebrews 13:5).
- Walk according to His commandments (2 John 1:6).
- Go and make disciples of all the nations (Matthew 28:19).
As believers and new creations, we can be free from old patterns and failures. We have to ask God to help us live each day in the power of the Holy Spirit. Then we can do away with the old and put on the new (2 Corinthians 5:17). Remember: resolutions are easier to keep when you rely on God!
Bro. Ken
