Resolutions

On Saturday, 12/28/2013, we discussed the topic of New Years' Resolutions at re\\VAMP. I asked the students what some of their resolutions were and got some typical replies...

• Get Better Grades
• Lose Some Weight
• Eat Healthier
• Have a Better Attitude

...then one of my students said something profound.

"I just want to continue making the progress I'm making right now."

This had me asking a new question. Is the concept of a New Years' Resolution even remotely biblical?

To answer that, I think of the scripture in James that ACTUALLY states that procrastination is a SIN.

Look here, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit.” How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog—it’s here a little while, then it’s gone. What you ought to say is, “If the Lord wants us to, we will live and do this or that.” Otherwise you are boasting about your own plans, and all such boasting is evil. Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it. (James 4:13-17 NLT)

"It is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it."

The bottom line is that this is a simple lesson to learn. If you feel something in your life needs to change or if God is pressing you to change an aspect of your life, don't wait for some date to change it. Don't procrastinate until the new year to make a resolution.

When God asks you to move, don't wait. Act now, because you may never see tomorrow.

I think to make this post any longer would over complicate a simple truth so in closing, resolutions are fine, but don't procrastinate your growth by waiting around on a special date to start.