New Year's Resolutions
Pathway Points
Stepping Up for Jesus
The new year is nearly here! This year my family is going to try
out a new tradition on New Year’s Eve. We’re going to hangout with friends,
play games, snack, and actually stay up until midnight to welcome in 2018.
Here’s hoping I don’t fall asleep on someone else’s couch!
Another new thing to try concerns setting New Year’s resolutions. Have
you ever included Jesus in your process? That’s one of the amazing things about
him, he wants to be a part of every aspect of our lives, and quite frankly,
most of the time we fail to keep our resolutions because to do so requires more
strength than we possess on our own.
For those of you that are ready to take the next step or to go
deeper, use the questions I shared in this article. For those of you that including Jesus in your resolutions is new,
I have a couple of worksheets from LifeTree to help you get started. The worksheets are based on
the verse:
Jesus grew in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and all
the people. Luke 2:52 (NLT)
As you work through either set above, don’t forget to
prayerfully ask Jesus to guide you and to ask him to give you the strength to
follow through. One of the ways that Jesus is already helping you is by
providing a church community to support you. Share your resolutions with me via
Facebook (tag me or share
to the Grace page), email, snail mail, or
in person. Then, check in periodically to offer others encouragement and
receive encouragement yourself.
Stepping up with you in His strength!
Monica Lebsack
Creative Ministries Director