December: Thinking of New Year's Resolutions

New Year’s Resolutions!

When we say New Year’s resolutions, it bring connotations of wanting to eating healthier, paying off credit card debt, exercising, or going to bed earlier.  Some of you may recognize these type of resolutions. We have all had our resolutions that we have made.  Most years we make it work a week, a month, two months maybe, and then it becomes too hard.  So, we give up, because we don’t want to do hard things.

This month let us pray that God will give us guidance to what we need to change, and the skills and resources to make those changes possible.  We need to also pray that God comes into our heart, and empties us of ourselves.  If He is our coach, and our cheerleader, maybe we won’t quit so easily.

Are the resolutions really something we pray about?  If the answer is no, then why not?  We pray for others, we pray for situations, we pray for our family. We pray for whatever or whoever.  Do you take a moment to pray for yourself?  Do you pray how to become the person God designed you to be?

Maybe there is something that you know you need to change, but you are scared.  I know there is in my life.  I want to be the best possible me that God designed.  He designed me to be someone, and sometimes I am not that person. 

This is the last month of the year.  There is so much in this month.  There are gifts to get, and Christmas parties to host or attend.  We have so much to do.  Take a moment away and pray that God will show you your resolutions.  Pray that He shows you the person he designed you to be.


Jeremiah 29:11

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Contributed by Laura Maxson

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