It's another New Year, which means everyone is making resolutions to lose weight, quit smoking, exercise more, or in some other way live better than they did the year before. Sad to say that I'm no different, mostly because a doctor told me I have high-blood pressure. So, for the sake of my well-being, I have to embrace the cliche weight loss resolution.
But a verse of scripture came to my mind that has a different idea on what resolutions should be. I thought pf the text in 2 Chronicles where Solomon has completed the temple and invites God to make that temple His dwelling place. God answers, agrees, and tells Solomon this: "If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves, pray, seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land." (2 Chronicles 7:14).
I think that if I really want to live better in 2010 than I did in 2009, losing weight won't do me much good. Regardless of how heavy I am, I am still chained to my flesh and to its sinful desires. No, if I really want to live better, I need to do something more than just lose a few pounds. I need to change my entire lifestyle. So, this year my resolution is to be humble, to pray, to seek God's face, and to turn from my wicked ways. I want to be a man whom God hears, and whose sins are forgiven, and who lives in land restored and sustained by God.
Rest assured, I am still going to lose weight, because my body is a temple for God and it should be treated as such (not to mention the health concerns involved). But something tells me that if I focus on my relationship with Christ and turn from my worldly passions, then this weight thing will work itself out.
Feel free to comment or ask questions. I'm always here.
Keep Soaring,
B
PS: Happy New Year!!!!
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