Making the Right Resolutions
January 2017, the beginning of a new year cries out for the long held practice of making new year's resolutions. Hmm,what resolutions should I make? I really need to lose weight. That would be a good thing to tackle. What about becoming more organized? I could rid myself of clothes I don't wear anymore and books that I will not read either for the first or second time. What about increasing the amount of exercise, not just twice a week maybe 3 or more? Again a good project. Unfortunately when one pursues these goals it's possible that instead of pleasing God with our efforts we are actually bowing the knee to desires we have turned into idols. Our lives are filled with things that have the potential for our good and God's glory but we often use them to divert our attention from the really important things. We either look for those things that we think will help us deal with our problems or we look for those things that will help us forget them. Thoughts of God's...