Everywhere I turn, people are talking about their New Year’s Resolutions. Me? I don’t even bother making them anymore. I gave up on them years ago. After failing to “Lose 10 lbs” for 14 consecutive years, I finally realized there was no point.
But most people keep making them. Why? Because resolutions fill people with hope—hope of change, hope of a better tomorrow, a fresh start, a clean slate. Resolutions start off strong, but life gets in the way. We get sick, we are tired, we are busy. Eventually, our will power fades, our resolve weakens, and we are not enough. We fail.
Sounds a lot like my attempts to be good. I start with great resolve, but eventually, life gets hard, and I realize I just can’t do it. But that’s the beauty of grace! I don’t have to do it, because HE already did. That fresh start I crave, that hope I’m hoping for, it’s found in Christ! He has already completed me. He is already enough, and because of that, I am enough!
“But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation.” Col. 1:22
So I don’t make resolutions anymore. Instead, I bathe daily in his grace. I swim in scriptures that point me to Jesus. I listen to what the Holy Spirit is calling me to do, and I pray for his power to do it THAT DAY! It’s no longer me setting huge goals and striving for accomplishment. Now it’s just me, resting in his grace, and being satisfied!
“You satisfy me more than the richest feast. I will praise you with songs of joy!” Psalm 63:5 NLT
PS- I am not against YOU making resolutions! If God has nudged your heart to make a change, DO IT, by his grace and his power. Remember, this is why I don’t make New Year’s Resolutions!