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Resolve to be Resolute in your Resolutions!


RESOLUTION:  the purpose or course decided upon; constancy of purpose; determination.

As we head into a New Year, perhaps it’s time for some of those New Year’s resolutions.  Maybe it’s the typical ones that we all know and perhaps have even attempted; diets, exercise programs, kick the bad habits.  Whether it’s the desire to improve or change or overcome, New Year’s resolutions can be good.  But how do we start and what should we really focus on?

Since resolution starts with the letter “R”, I thought I’d start with reflecting on some “R”  words….

Some of God’s “R’s”:

“In Him (Christ) we have REDEMPTION through His blood, the forgiveness of sins…” (Ephesians 1:7)

“All this is from God, who RECONCILED us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation.” (2 Corinthians 5:18)

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.  According to His great mercy, He has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the RESURRECTION of Jesus…” (1 Peter 1:3)

“And the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself RESTORE you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.” (1 Peter 5:10)

“God is our REFUGE and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.”  (Psalm 46:1)

Some of our “R’s”:

“In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now commands all people everywhere to REPENT.”  (Acts 17:30)

“Come unto Me, all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you REST.”  (Matthew 11:28)

“Those who look to Him are RADIANT; their faces are never covered with shame.” (Psalm 34:5)

We can come up with all kinds of resolutions.  But, we should first recognize our real needs and look to God’s “R’s”, the resources that we need, not just to change but to really live.
Our “R’s”, our responses, could be the resolutions that facilitate growth and change.  But even our responses should be based on what God reveals as the things we need to work on.

So, whatever you need to work on, resolve to be resolute in your resolutions!   

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