Why I don't believe in New Year's Resolutions . . .

"One Man's Opinion"
A weekly Christian commentary by Jim Roane

Happy New Year! 2015 is just over the horizon, and with it will come all the joys, toils, and challenges that each new year brings. Some will cringe at the though and cling to the sorrows of yesteryear, while others will embrace each new challenge with confidence and hope for a better tomorrow.

This is just human nature, isn't it?

Fortunately, however, the choice is ours, not in particular to what we face, but how we deal with the challenges. For some of us, this will mean issues of health. Cancer is lurking behind every hospital visit, it seems, these days. If not that, then there is always the chance of something else. For me, the challenge was cancer, now it's to get an upper hand on diabetes. For some it will be the annoying phone calls from debt collectors that threaten to string you up to the nearest yardarm. Well, believe it or not, I too have faced bankruptcy, too; but I refuse to cave in and am better off today than ever before.

So, what's the message?

Well, for me it is pure and simple. Trust! Yes, trust. Trust that if God has seen me through yesterday, He will also see me through all of my todays and tomorrows as well. And, He has. That, however, should not come as a surprise.

Why, you say?

For one good reason, I say. It is because He has promised never to leave us or forsake us. And, that includes walking through the Valley of the Shadow of Death . . . and it can't get much worst than that.

So, the choice is ours. We can either wallow around in self pity and pessimism, or choose a far better path, that being, of course, a cheerful optimism that God will keep His word.

In line with this, it may surprise some of you that I do not believe in New Year's Resolutions. Nope. They're a waste of time. If you can not make a new resolution each day to make tomorrow count just a little more for the good, then waiting for New Year to roll around will only end up frustrating you. Bad habits are hard to break, and just working on them once a year is no cure.

So, what's my advice for the New Year?

Oh, that is pretty simple. Resolve each day to do the best you can, and tomorrow will take care of itself. So, here's yours for a better tommorrow!

The journey is ours, let's make the best of it!

JimR_/

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