Expect Problems (Not a New Year Failure)...

All right. We’re a few days into the new year. And resolutions? Eh… By now, there may be a great temptation to believe we’re failures; we’ve blown it. Life is ruined. You get the idea. And here is where a reality check comes into play. Resolution has perfection attached to it, doesn’t it? Perfectly done, perfectly changed, perfectly transformed are usually the messages we believe as we make and break those pesky resolutions. We set ourselves upon for perfection; ergo, we set ourselves up for failure. New year film at eleven. But, resolution or not, we need to face certain facts: problems will come. Did I burst the bubble? We nod our heads, assenting to the reality of problems. But somehow, no better time of year than this one, we hop on the perfect fantasy rollercoaster, believing this year will be different. This year our lives with be perfect and pain free. But it won’t be. That, however, doesn’t make it- or us- failures. It makes us human, living the life experience. And, even in our imperfections, rough starts and blatant failures, we are still empowered: “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13 That scripture is not a flaky resolution; it’s Truth. And even though we may feel we’re only eating failure for breakfast or any other meal, for that matter, we still aren’t hopeless, BECAUSE we’re not God-less. “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 God is for us. “What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?” Romans 8:31 A refresher course when resolutions inevitably fail us. So, happy new year, even in spite of the problems, issues and tribulations! Copyright © 2014 by Sheryle Cruse