“I Am Resolved…” (January 2024 Update)
At the start of every New Year, people make all kinds of resolutions. They resolve to start dieting and stop smoking. Others resolve to start new habits or change bad behaviors. This can be a good thing as every one of us has habits that need to be changed for the better. The problem is that most resolutions start with good intentions but still fail. In fact, research reveals that only 9% of Americans that make resolutions complete them. In fact, research goes on to show that 23% of people quit their resolution by the end of the first week, and 43% quit by the end of January. Those are not good results!
Every year people ask me what my New Year’s resolutions are, and I always reply that I never make any New Year’s resolutions. Now there is nothing wrong with making resolutions. In fact, many great believers made lists of resolutions that guided their lives. Jonathan Edwards is one just example of a believer who lived by his list of resolutions. His list of resolutions is one of the more popular lists and it provides a good example (or even a checklist to use for yourself) as to how to resolve to live a life that pleases God.
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