How many times have you made New Year’s resolutions? How many times have they fallen by the wayside, say, by Groundhog Day? I know ... I’ve been there.I saw statistics that showed 40 to 45 percent of Americans make resolutions each year. Of course, some of the most common resolutions are: eat better, lose weight, begin exercising, stop smoking, get organized, get out of debt, etc. Intentions are great and then you slip just a little and ... a well-intentioned diet is hijacked, like this one:
Breakfast: 1 half grapefruit, 1 piece of whole wheat toast (no butter), 8 ounces of skim milk, coffee (black)
Lunch: 4 ounces of lean broiled chicken breast (skin removed), 1 cup of steamed zucchini, herb tea (no sugar), 1 Oreo cookie
Afternoon snack: the rest of the package of the Oreo cookies, 1 quart Rocky Road ice cream, 1 jar of hot fudge
Dinner: 2 loaves of garlic bread (heavy on the butter), 1 large sausage & pepperoni pizza (extra cheese), 2 large milkshakes with whip cream, and for dessert 3 Milky Way candy bars and an entire frozen cheese cake
The impact of one Oreo cookie! Amazing...So, the treadmill becomes a place to hang clothes on, the clutter begins to pile up again and out come the credit cards. Yikes!
In resolution-keeping, I read that 75 percent of folks make it past the first week and about 46 percent make it past the first six months. So, maybe these resolutions aren’t important enough to us? Maybe we think we can continue to get by living however it was we were living that led us to make the resolution in the first place? Maybe we’re letting one little cookie divert our commitment?
I don’t have resolutions this year, really. Ever since my cancer diagnosis and healing, I’ve been eating better and staying fit. I have to say, I feel great! But I do have a prayer for this year...I pray that I will be faithful...faithful to my Lord and Savior and His Word. I pray for a clear, uncompromised obedience to the Word of God; I pray for a courageous, confident faith in the Son of God; I pray for the complete surrender to the Spirit of God.
And I pray that you will make it your prayer as well.
Happy New Year!
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Amen Pastor Graham. No resolutions here either, just a commitment to live for Christ each and every day that I might more and more be conformed to His image and likeness.
Amen
While I admit that I did make promises to myself for this year in the areas of taking care of my body and becoming more healthy all over, I said it in a prayer and continue to pray that I will carry these things through so that I can be a better servant of God. He is my rock and I pray that His will be done. Another promise I have made is to let go and to truly let God lead me through this year according to His will.
amen, i want to live a sold out life for Christ Jesus. more disciplined in holiness and faithful to His word. that is my resolution. angel
When I heard you preach the Word of God some 11 years ago I knew in my heart you were a man of God.
So, I joined. And your faithfulness to Christ is the mainstay of Prestonwood, you're our rock.
May the Lord continue to richly bless you, Jack.
Jay Draper
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