“Again, you have heard that it was
said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill to the Lord
the vows you have made.’ But I tell you, do not swear an oath at
all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; or by the earth, for
it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King. And
do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black. All
you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the
evil one. Matthew
5:33-37
It’s that
time of year again that people make resolutions for the New Year. They choose this time to try and stop a bad
habit or to start a good one. Last year,
my resolution was to stop drinking soda.
It was largely due to my dentist telling me that the acid in diet soda
eventually led to my root canal.
Needless to say, I made it 5 months until my first drink of soda. According to Forbes Magazine, only 8% of people
kept their resolution last year. (Good
to know, I was not alone). What
resolution are you hoping to keep this year?
Here is the list of the top 5 people made for 2014:
#1 –
Lose weight
#2 –
Getting organized
#3 –
Spend less, save more
#4 –
Enjoy life to the fullest
#5 –
Staying fit and healthy
This
year, I have decided not to do any resolutions.
Don’t get me wrong, any of these listed above are not bad and are even
needed in my own life. However making a
new year’s resolution seems to be too short sighted. This year, I am staring down my 40th
birthday. As this has been rolling
around, it was made me think more about eternity and leaving a legacy. As I turn the corner in the 2nd
half of my life, I want to make sure I am investing into eternity and not
focusing on the temporary. Although I
could use to drop another 20 lbs, it’s not going to be my driving force this
year. It will take a back seat as I seek
the Lord’s guidance for what He has next in store for me.
My
ultimate goal is to hear “well done, good and faithful servant.” Although resolutions are not a bad thing, choose
what’s better this year.
