Well now with the Christmas wrapping paper, boxes etc. put in the dumpster and existing through arguments as to when the tree and decorations will be taken down; we are ready to start preparing for 2012. Where has 2011 gone? And what a year it has been. President Obama has not had a good year because the economy has not been so good this year.  We will not go in to the politics of the year. Politics are not for this blog.  I am making an announcement that I may start a political blog somewhere else on the Internet in January. 

And we have to have been a mole in his home, under the ground not to know there is an election scheduled in November.  We will be having primaries around the country up until then; along with the two national conventions for the Democrats and the Republicans.

Most people begin to think of New Year’s Resolutions.   I am not going to give you the standard list that most people go through: starting a diet, going to a gym, etc.  I want to dig a little deeper.  While the above items are important; they need to be considered in the light of God’s Word and His plan for our lives.

Please let's not leave Him out as you consider the way you want to move in your life.  What good will it do to lose 30 pounds by this time next year.  But your life may be so screwed up because you put so much emphasis on the loosing of the weight. The loosing of the weight must be guided by the principles of following God’s Will. 

Anything you resolve to do in 2012 needs to follow in the belief that God has a purpose and plan for your life. If not, anything you resolve to do will fail.  But if you do it with God’s leadership, you stand a stronger and better chance of keeping the resolution.

When we select a new starting point for our lives, it doesn’t matter whether it’s the start of a new year or after the recovery from a devastating set back or the loss of a loved one.  Whenever we promise to do something, to stop doing something, God must be part of the formula to make it happen.  Yes you should and God wants you to stop smoking.  But without His help and understanding what He wants for your life after you stop smoking, you probably will not succeed.

This is with any resolution, when and where you make it.  You need to have God reveal to you, the Spiritual Gifts He bestowed on you and plan He has for your life.  Any resolution you make should be set to use one or more of your Gifts; and to forward the Plan He has for your life.  God Loves You and wants the best for You.  That best is the execution of the plan and Gifts He had for you, when you were conceived and your soul implanted in that small blob that had not yet even become an embryo.

So you see New Year’s resolutions do not simply mean sitting down and putting items on a piece of paper.  It includes prayer and seeking God and His Plan and Gifts for your life.  So include Him in your resolutions whenever you plan one.

HAVE A HAPPY, SPIRIT FILLED AND BLESSED NEW YEAR.