As time passes, our earlier resolve can begin to wane. In years past, we may have set ambitious personal goals for ourselves as we entered each new year. We established bold resolutions. We raised the bar for our job performance and physical health. But after years of falling short or failing, we may have grown timid, or weary. Perhaps striving year by year to better ourselves has become discouraging, or demoralizing. It may be that we are simply meekly entering the new year without any real plans to advance in our life. But that should not be so.
God has a unique purpose for your life. He intends for you to become like Christ. He wants your life to produce much fruit. What He began in you, He intends to complete. So it may be that you need to buckle down and press on. It could be that this coming year might be a breakthrough year, if you don’t lose heart. It could be that you are on the cusp of a significant advance, if you persevere. So as you enter this new year, take time to consider those things you know God has been trying to do in your life. Has He completed it? What about your relationships? Is God seeking to bring healing? What is God seeking to do in your family? Are you trusting Him for it until God brings it to pass?
In what areas of your life do you need to keep pressing on? Will you commit to do so?