As we approach the end of
2017, I can’t help but to think about all the New Year’s Resolutions I’ve made
over the past few years. Many of them
centered around making a new and improved me. They’ve ranged from getting all
As to losing ten pounds to finding a boyfriend. Overall, my past resolutions
were sometimes accomplished, and I would feel great for a period of time.
However, I can’t help but to want something more than an organized bedroom and
an amazing closet. I thirst for something… someone more.
I am not here to water down
people’s dreams of a more toned body, there is nothing wrong with bettering
yourself. Yet, I’ve found in my life that I can “better” myself to the point
where I look like I have it all together on the outside, but I’m still messed
up on the inside. So, I am here to offer advice on how to build the foundation
of your year on someone who can really make your year be great. Jesus. He is
the one who has the power to make your year be fulfilling regardless of what
may happen between January to December.
Here are 3 tips to make your
year different and something that you will be able to see from the inside, out.
1). Know Your Source
If I can be honest here, life
can become scary especially if you don’t know what’s in store for you. It is
uncomfortable not knowing if you will be able to pay your bills, it is
unsettling to ask people for help, it is not fun to drive an unreliable car.
But I’m finding that God is a
God who provides a way out of no way. He was the supplier of the ram in the bushes (Genesis
22:9-13), He was the power in David’s swing (1 Samuel 17), He was the one who
carried our sins to the cross (Mark 15).
That peace, acceptance, help,
or whatever you need it all comes from God and his provision.
Every good gift and every
perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with who
is no variableness, neither shadow of turning – James 1:17.
…I have never seen the
righteous forsaken or their children begging for bread – Psalm 37:25
A lot can happen in a year.
So, no matter what happens, good or bad, it’s important to remember that God
has you. He is your source and all that
you need. (Romans 8:28).
2). Do Everything unto God
Whatever you do, do it all
for the glory of God – 1 Corinthians 10:31 
May this scripture be our
words to live by. If we keep God at the center of lives, then we are bound to
become closer and grow in our relationships with him. It also can help us in
other areas of our lives as well.
I am unfortunately a woman who
runs late quite frequently. But as I am trying to live more for God, I am
becoming more aware of how this is not a good look.
In my effort to become a
better employee, I am keeping in mind that I am not just heading to my job, but
I am heading to work for God. I am being a witness to nonbelievers with my
timeliness, and I intend to work diligently when I am at my job.
This mindset can help our
year become different because we are different. By applying more diligence to
our tasks at hand, regardless of what it is---cleaning our homes, being good
friends, during our studying times--- we become more focused on bringing glory
to God.
3). Trust God
Too often in society, we
place our hope and identities on material things or people. Understand you are
still a valuable prince(ss) if you don’t get that acceptance letter,
significant other, or job you’ve been longing for. You are more than a title or
status given to you.
It really is a beautiful
thing in trusting God in the hills and valleys of life. I’m still a work in
progress, but I’m finding that no matter what happens he is still good. Many
things have not gone as I would have liked, in fact I would have never pictured
my life to go the way it’s gone, but it’s all somehow worked out (Romans 8:28).
So, may this 2018 year be a ride of a lifetime and may we learn to trust his
will and lean not on our own understanding (Proverbs 3:5-6).
“For my thoughts are not your
thoughts, neither are your ways may ways,” declares the LORD. “As the heavens
are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts
than your thoughts” – Isaiah 55:8-9.
Cheers to a different, more
fulfilling year were we know God as our source, live our lives for him and know
that we can trust him.
Best wishes,
Courtney
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