Happy New Year!
New Year’s resolutions – we’ve probably all made them and we’ve probably all broken them. I read recently that 40% of Americans make New Year’s resolutions. To put that in perspective, about 33% of Americans watch the Super Bowl. Even though we keep our New Year’s resolutions with varying degrees of success, chances are a lot of you will be making them. Even if you are making the usual resolutions relating to waistlines or personal habits, I’d like to suggest four resolutions to add to your list.
1) Read your Bible – The Bible is God’s revealed Word to us. It’s as if God wrote us a letter containing the most important things ever. We deprive ourselves of those things if we don’t pick up the Bible and read.
2) Take it easy – It is easy to fill your day with activity. Try scheduling and keeping time to do something you enjoy, simply for the sake of enjoyment.
3) Remove the negative – This is a perfect time to remove from your life habits and other things that keep you from being the best you.
4) Add the positive – Removing negative elements from your life allows room for new, life-giving hobbies and pastimes. Don’t be afraid to try something new or challenging.
Regardless of whether you make New Year’s resolutions, a New Year gives us an opportunity for new beginnings. May God richly bless you in 2020!
Yours in Christ,
Thomas Smith