Archive for January, 2007

January 3, 2007

“What are your New Year resolutions?”

Most list things like losing weight or stopping bad habits. Other people wake up January 1 ready to tackle the new year with all kinds of new goals.

This year I don’t resolve to DO anything.

What? Did I hear you correctly? Suzie, how can you start the new year with resolutions?

The word resolve means determination or striving to make something happen. While I believe in making goals and discovering what I can do or learn, or what God wants, if I try to do things by sheer willpower, I start out strong and eventually find that willpower isn’t enough.

So this year instead of resolving to DO, I plan to accept what has already been given to me.

I accept the fact that God is bigger than me, and he knows my future.

I accept the promise that when I get alone with him, he already knows what I need.

I accept his forgiveness.

I accept the fact that he sees me in a much different light than I will ever be able to envision.

I accept his grace.

I accept his direction.

I accept his loving correction as he helps me find destiny.

I accept that I’m his girl.

I accept the teaching in his word.

I accept the freedom he offers — not a faith built on rules or tradition, but on taking it deep with the God of the universe, and really discovering what it means to be a follower of Christ.

I accept all of these.

What about you? Do you resolve or accept?

T. Suzanne (Suzie) Eller

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