Can you believe that the year 2017 left
as quickly as it did, and now it is gone? It's only normal to make goals for
the new year of 2018. Statistics forecast the following:
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“People who
explicitly make resolutions are 10 times more likely to attain their goals than
people who don’t explicitly make resolutions.” (Statistic Brain)
·
25% of people stopped working towards their goals after
just the first week
·
75% of those who set goals follow through with them after
the first week of the year.
·
8% of people achieve their resolutions each year.
Looking back on your life to the
year 2017, consider the following information:
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“The Lord does
wonderful things more
than anyone could ask for.” (Psalm
111:2, ERV)
·
“Every
time I thought I was being rejected from something good, I was actually being
re-directed to something better.” (Steve Maraboli)
o
How has your Heavenly Father provided for you this year?
o
Has He taught you something new about Himself?
o
What is your Heavenly Father asking you to do in 2018?
Looking ahead in your life to the New
Year 2018 that is here, consider the following information:
·
“Here
is the bottom line: do not worry about your life. Don’t worry about what you
will eat or what you will drink. Don’t worry about how you clothe your body.
Living is about more than merely eating, and the body is about more than
dressing up” (Matthew
6:25, VOICE).
·
“The secret of
change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building
the new.” (Socrates)
o
Can you trust the promises of your Heavenly Father in the
New Year of 2018 that is here?
o
What has your Heavenly Father promised you in the New
Year of 2018 that is here?
o
How can you bless someone in the New Year of 2018 that is
here?
“I hope that in this year to come you
make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes; then you are making new
things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing
yourself, changing your world. You're doing things you've never done before
(and more importantly) you're doing something.”
(Neil Gaiman)[i]
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