New Year's Resolutions, Anyone?

So here we are at the start of another year. Did you make your New Year’s resolutions? Let’s see, there’s resolving to eat better, exercising more, losing that last nasty ten pounds, and perhaps thinking happier thoughts. How about resolutions for your soul? While being a good steward of your body is a desirable thing, leaning toward narcissism while neglecting your immortal soul is not. No matter what you do, your body will someday die. Where will you be headed after that?

Psalm 62 gives us some good advice: “Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us.” It tells us that no matter what happens in this world, God will always be there for us; we need only turn to Him, focus on Him.

We should work on our relationship with God at least as much as we do on our physical well-being.

Psalm 62

For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly moved.

How long will you set upon a man to shatter him, all of you, like a leaning wall, a tottering fence? They only plan to thrust him down from his eminence. They take pleasure in falsehood. They bless with mouths, but inwardly they curse.

For God alone my soul waits in silence, for my hope is from him. He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken. On God rests my deliverance and my honor; my mighty rock, my refuge is God.

Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us.

Men of low estate are but a breath, men of high estate are a delusion; in the balances they go up; they are together lighter than a breath. Put no confidence in extortion, set no vain hopes on robbery; if riches increase, set not your heart on them.

Once God has spoken; twice have I heard this: that power belongs to God; and that to thee, O Lord, belongs steadfast love. For thou dost requite a man according to his work.