BECOME BETTER IN 2014 THAN…..
In December every year, a lot of activities take place including the characteristic merry making euphoria. Also, most people take stock of the whole year and try to improve on areas which need improvement though some individuals and institutions do their stock taking in other months of every year. Whichever period we do our stock taking really does not matter; it is the content that matters. Stock taking exercise has come to be known as New Year Resolutions and for churches, we prefer using the word ‘theme of the year’ to mean the broad objective of the church for the year.
The question I would like to ask in this article is this- what is your New Year Resolution for 2014? Almost all churches have their themes or New Year Resolutions for 2014 and these themes directly or indirectly affect the members of the church.
As individuals, the contents of our New Year Resolutions are very important. Irrespective of the style of writing our New Year Resolutions, we should aim at implementing these resolutions for us to become better in 2014 than we were in 2013. Our Resolutions should aim at developing our human spirits and our minds in order to influence the environment around us. We must see ourselves growing more in the word of God, in the propagation of the gospel of Jesus Christ and in our professions. If we have so much of the word of God in us and we are lacking in skills for our professional careers, then somethings may be wrong and need immediate correction. I have come across several so called Christians who claim that they know the word of God but have nothing to show for it. We should be living testimonies of the Gospel. The child of God has to be an ‘all-round person’ because as the good book says, we are the light of the world.
The word of God is always important to give us an urge in this turbulent world. We must also aim at closely walking with the Holy Spirit because He reveals more of Jesus and His word to us for us to know what to do at any particular time. Happy and Prosperous New Year to everyone.
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