You may be feeling very positive and sure

You may be feeling very positive and sure of yourself with the New Year approaching.

December 30, 2024

You may be feeling very positive and sure of yourself with the New Year approaching. Deciding what New Year’s resolutions to make and all. I was watching TV the other day. There was an add about how everyone gets so excited about the New Year then within two weeks people go back to the way they were: not exercising, not eating right, not spending time alone with God as planned, not taking care of oneself. Why is that? They say it takes 6 weeks to develop a habit and one day to break it. So, what do you think will change this coming year, for you to keep your New Year’s resolutions? You will have 42 days until you form the habit. Hebrews 12:1-2 reads, “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.” With our LORD on our side, we can do the things we set our mind to do. Trust God to see you through. You can do it. Believe. God Bless. Amen.

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