It's a rare time, the new year, when usually stubborn people are willing to self examine. It's called, "New Year's Resolutions"; the most common of these resolutions being a diet--one that I'm partial to. However, one great resolution would be to start taking faith in Jesus Christ more seriously. It's a time when people might be a little more open to conversation and the gospel. It's an opportunity to start making a difference for God.
This last year has been full of ups and downs. Honestly, I'm positive that this year won't be any easier, but maybe I've been letting my attitude down and allowing things, people, and circumstances a little too much power in my life. The new year is like a second chance, a new beginning. Not really a change, just a number and a fresh set of months, but people's minds make it feel like a change. We hold it up in celebration and then carry out these strange promises to ourselves and others that we're going to break habits that have followed us for months and years. Unfortunately, the failure rate brings discouragement and many don't realize that it takes a continual attempt after attempt to truly accomplish what they've set out to do.
Well, don't lose heart. Look to Jesus Christ, our strength. I really mean this. Read your Bible like you mean it, pray with your attention to Him, and live out what He's teaching you. The New Year's resolution is inherently weak. It's not done because Jesus has changed you, but out of ritual. I do believe, however, that it can be a starting point, a groundwork that opens us up for true inspiration to change.
