Resolutions

Maybe this is a little stranger, but I'm not a fan of new years resolutions. It surprisingly doesn't have anything to do the usually inevitable failure of dieting, quitting smoking, reading the Bible through in a year, etc.. Now. I can understand making a resolution for something like: "I'm going to start a work out plan to increase my arm strength, and I'm starting it on January 1st because it's a new year." That makes some sense to me, but more often than not, resolutions are something more like this: "I'm going to go on a diet and lose weight because my current health state is unhealthy." That doesn't make sense to me (neither does it when it's smoking/drinking/porn/etc.). Why? Because all those things are either sin, becoming sin, or standing in the way of living more like Christ (which could be argued is a sin). All over the Bible we have the command to repent, but there's never a delay in the repentance, or a "wait for this day" to start repenting. We are to repent Immediately. So if it's smoking: THROW AWAY THE CIGARETTES! If it's unhealthy weight: THROW AWAY THE DONUTS! If it's pornography: DESTROY YOUR COMPUTER (with a baseball bat like in Fireproof). Don't wait for a new year, make the change NOW! So as you consider new years resolutions, remember: If it's anything that you are personally convicted about, according to Romans 14: It is sin. Don't wait, make the change as soon as you realize you need to.

Just some thoughts, happy new year.