5 WAYS TO KEEP YOUR NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION
Many of you have made a new year’s resolution or you will
very soon. It’s a good time of year to
reset, make some goals and evaluate what changes you might want to make for the
upcoming year. But why is it so hard to
keep it going for more than a couple weeks?
Here are a couple ways to help you keep that resolution.
1.
Talk
about it. Tell some friends or family
members what you plan to do (when appropriate).
It will help start building in some accountability for yourself. Otherwise it’s pretty easy to start thinking,
meh, wasn’t really gonna do those 1000 sit ups a day… it was just a joke. Then all of a sudden it comes to Memorial Day
Family Camp and your aren’t as beach ready as you hoped. Or you had plans to do a Bible read through
and you find yourself in Genesis 5 in the middle of March. Have a close person or two help you stay on
track, maybe you can do the same for them or even make it a bit of a
competition.
2.
Be realistic.
I firmly believe God can do anything, and He uses people. But be realistic in your
resolution or goals, set yourself up to succeed. Maybe your end goal has many smaller steps to
it that will take some time. The key is
to get moving in the right direction.
3.
Don’t beat yourself up! You aren’t going to be perfect, so don’t beat
yourself up about it. Strive for
excellence in whatever you are doing. Part of life is just trying to do better or be better than the day before, so do
your best!
4.
Find your time.
I have recently realized that I had to be better at saying no to some
things. Even though I want to help with
this, or volunteer for that… I can’t do it all.
You may have to do the same, prioritize what is really important and
make the proper time for it.
5.
Give it to Him!
Please don’t take this as cliché, because God is anything but that. But really, pray about it if you haven’t
already and listen to what He wants for you.
Why do you want to make this resolution?
What things could you start doing or stop doing that would glorify him
more? If you are a person that has never
felt very directed by God, maybe ask Him to hit you over the head with it, and
then listen. Also, I would add this…
even though the new year is a good time to reset naturally, maybe don’t wait
for the calendar to flip next time. If
in the middle of this year you see something in your life you want to change, or
God is leading you to something, go to it!
So there, hopefully that is helpful as the calendar flips a
new year. If you haven’t made a
resolution or set any new goals for yourself in a while, think about doing
it. If you need some ideas to prime the
pump… think about being an encouragement daily, do a Bible read through, get
out and exercise, go on a new adventure, make a bucket list and check a few
off. Oh, and have some fun, don’t be so
serious! I would love to hear some of
your victories when you come to camp next.
Be encouraged! God Bless!
