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THE ACTUAL ONE: Should Christians make New Year's Resolution?
You can but it's not worth it! There's this majestic feeling at New Year's Eve/Day that we
get a fresh start or it's a new beginning so we commit to change. There is nothing wrong
with goal setting, wanting to improve or make commitments for the better. There's just a
little problem with New Year's Resolutions, that I see, there's no power. No power to
change, no power to stick, no everlasting power.
Psalms 37:5 says, "Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him and He will act."
There is power in God. Power to be a good steward (Matthew 25:20-21), power to be a good spouse
(Ephesians 5:33), power to be a good friend (Proverbs 18:24), power to love (Mark 12:29-31), etc. Essen-
tially, power of all possibilities with God (Matt 19:26).
If I would recommend "New Year's Resolutions", I'd suggest to begin at Romans 12 or Psalm 37. I read
through these chapters and I keep saying to God, "I want to do be that, do that and help me to commit to
Your way." I hope you want the same!
Being committed to His way, we learn, Lamentations 3:22-23, “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;
his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.” The majestic
feeling of New Year’s can be every day with God!
Should Christians wish others a Happy New Year? We do, Happy New Year from the Mejias
A Journey into 2015….
Abraham of the Old Testament was a man of faith. Abraham received a commis-sion of God to leave his homeland and strike out into a future that God would show him. God promised remarkable things for that future: a great name, protec-tion, and blessing for both Abraham and the whole earth. And Abraham did re-
spond in faith and went just as the Lord had told him.
Certainly here is presented a man of faith who was willing to risk an unknown future on God’s leadership. Here is the picture we are used to seeing of Father Abraham, a great man of faith who was willing to obey God.
Here is the interesting part… Abraham waited until he was well into retirement years!
As we ponder into 2015, none of us know what will happen, the choices we will make and in a lot of ways, we will be journeying in hopes that God will take care of us. I have no doubt that God will. Let’s believe God for a great year of blessing and hope.
Walking with you into 2015! PB and Kathy
So Abram went, as the LORD had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was
seventy-five years old when he set out from Harran. Genesis 12:4