Should Christians Make New Years Resolutions?
Ah, the new year! Time for a fresh start. New beginnings. Bogus prophesies that don't mean anything! (Seriously, watch out for those yahoos declaring, "This is the year of your breakthrough!") By now you've made a few New Years resolutions of your own. Perhaps you want to lose a few pounds or break a bad habit or learn a new skill. And then two weeks later when you epicly fail at your resolution, you'll say, "Eh, there's always next year." Is it a good idea for Christians to be making New Years resolutions? Sure, why not? There's nothing wrong with setting personal goals. Just remember that whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it to the glory of God (1 Corinthians 10:31)! Er, unless your new years resolution is to diet, in which case don't eat and don't drink to the glory of God...? Consider also these words from James 4:13-16. "Come now, you who say, 'Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town a...