Another year rolls 'round, again. It's hard to believe how fast time flies--whether you're having fun, or not. It seems like such a short time ago that the new century had just begun.
Many people look forward to the new year for a new start on old habits. ~Author Unknown
New Year's resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other. ~Author Unknown
New Year's Day: Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual. ~Mark Twain
The above quotes address the lighter--or perhaps even cynical--side of the new year. But I really subscribe to the optimistic approach:
Resolution One: I will live for God. Resolution Two: If no one else does, I still will. --Jonathan Edwards
If we endeavor in living for Christ in the new year, everything else will fall in place. It offers a tabula rasa for us to start anew and begin writing a fresh page of our personal histories. Of course, each day that God gives graces us with this gift, but none are so apparent as New Year's Day.
Even if all other resolutions fail--and they usually do--making Jesus an important part of life is a success. I say this humbly, and without clambering up on a high horse. I've met with plenty of failure in this department. Thank God that He judges us according to Jesus, and not ourselves. It's my prayer that each of us move closer to Him in the coming year.
I wish all of you blessings, good health, and happiness.
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