As we come to the end of 2008, and get ready to turn the calendar to 2009? What is going to be different? What changes are we going to make and keep? Many people come up with a list of New Year's Resolutions and before January is over, many of the resolutions are already forgotten about.
How many of us are people that like and enjoy things staying the same! It is so easy and comfortable to become a person of the status quo. Look at your life and how many things we do are the same week after week, month after month and year after year! We order the same food when we go out to eat. We sit in the same place at church. We are creatures of habit!
I was readying an email from Mark Batterson who is a pastor of the A/G church in Washington DC. He gave this illustration: Have you ever been offered a free subscription to a magazine for the first year? Why would they give you a magazine for the first year free? They understand something about human nature. Most people will forget about the magazine and will not cancel it. And in reality we did not forget, we just become too lazy to make a simple call and cancel. We tend to keep doing what we have always been doing. The reality is: IF YOU KEEP DOING WHAT YOU HAVE ALWAYS DONE, YOU WILL CONTINUE TO GET THE SAME RESULTS!
As we get ready to go into 2009, I want to encourage you to CHALLENGE THE STATUS QUO! During these last few days of 2008 take some time to evaluate your life SPIRITUALLY, RELATIONALLY, PHYSCIALLY, EMOTIONALLY, and ask yourself: What changes do I need to make in 2009? Is there anythign that I need to stop doing? Is there anything I need to start doing?
What New Year's changes are you really going to make in 2009?
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