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Helping Others By Keeping Resolutions
The New Year has arrived. It is time to seize the moment and rectify the broken resolutions of years gone by. The 2005 landscape is littered with broken promises of loosing weight, returning to school, writing books, starting a business, restoring past relationships and becoming better parents. Resolutions are worthy of discussion but when there is no follow through they are empty words or phrases.
It is easy to make a resolution. The challenge is integrating the resolution into a daily routine. Those who make resolutions are challenged to acquire the patience and the dedication to follow through on resolutions that improve the quality of life.
Resolutions mean a change from the status quo. The key to change is dedication, sacrifice and hard work. But the fuel of change is passion (the inward drive that is found within.) If a person does not become passionate about making a change as a rule no meaningful change occurs. From a Christian perspective the passion to change usually comes through prayer and hard work. So during this New Year's season remember the importance of prayer and hard work when it comes to personal change and self improvement..
Following through on resolutions such as achieving weight loss goals or personal faith goals may not only be personally rewarding but could be the catalysis that inspires others to make major changes in their life. Transforming the lives of others through our own positive behavior and actions is what ministering to others is all about.
The Reverend Micheal J. Darby