Happy New Year!

2024 is upon us. The previous year flew by so quickly! As the years pass, it feels like 12 months fly by faster and faster.  Are you someone that makes New Year's resolutions? I can tell you that I have set many in the past and have failed to keep many to the point where I don't like making resolutions! For example -- exercise daily, drink more water, get out of debt, quiet times in the morning, read through the whole Bible, keep house clean, have people over weekly, etc. Yes, I've failed to keep many resolutions. I have also made good progress in these areas, too. I have learned that God is full of grace and is more than willing to help me reach my goals! What should our spiritual focus be? 

God wants us to make plans but have them with Him in mind. James 4:15 says, "Instead, you ought to say, 'If it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that.'"   Remember Matthew 6:33, "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."

Last year, I started too many different Bible plans and didn't finish the main thing I wanted to do which was to finish reading the Bible in a year. So, this year, I want to pick up where I left off and finish. Have you made any new year's resolutions? Feel free to share about them so we can pray for you to achieve them in 2024!

Author: Gina Leong