New year, new me. Right?
It was that time again. Time to go through an entire year and reflect on all of the life that was lived, all of the joy and laughter, the hurt and pain, the memories, the goals that were met and the goals that were forgotten. Time to make a new list of resolutions, of self improvement goals for the new year because who doesn’t love a fresh start?
So I started to make my list. It started with all of the 2015 resolutions that I failed at: Workout everyday, read my bible every day, etc. etc. But then I started to realized that there were a lot of failed resolutions that year that were just given up on. One missed day made there to be no reason to continue because i had already failed. I mean whats the point of making resolutions when we all know we’re going to fail at them anyways, right?
Wrong. Because God doesn’t work like that, so neither should we.
Our chances at relationship with him don’t end when we fail or only restart every 12 months. He doesn’t give up on me until its time to try again. He is in constant pursuit of my heart. Constant forgiveness of my failures. Constant refreshing of my spirit.
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;
his mercies never come to an end;
they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
Lamentations 3:22-23
So my new years resolution is to pursue the Lord daily with all of my being. To find absolute joy in his presence and that be enough for me. And to step into freedom, freedom from the fear of even making resolutions because of possible failure.
If I step out of these, the Lord is still pursuing me. I don’t have to wait until next year to try again or restart. His mercies never come to an end, they are new every morning. How refreshing is that!
But yes, I am still making the cliche list of tangible goals because its fun. But that list doesn’t control my success or my failure. It is merely an encouragement to step into further growth and an awareness of how to become the best version of myself.
