SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN: THE FIRST AND FOREMOST RESOLUTION

HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYBODY.  WITH THE BEGINNING OF 2016, A NEW YEAR WHICH NOT SO LONG AGO SEEMED UNIMAGINABLE, THE CHANGE ON OUR CALENDAR OFFERS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO RENEW OURSELVES AND ESTABLISH NEW GOALS FOR OUR LIVES.  MANY OF US BEGIN THE PROCESS BY MAKING NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS, FOR IT GIVES US A GREAT WAY TO ANALYZE OUR PAST THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS AND IDENTIFY OUR MISTAKES AND DETERMINE WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO IMPROVE.  FOR CHRISTIANS, OUR FIRST AND FOREMOST RESOLUTION MUST BE TO PUT JESUS FIRST IN ALL WE DO.  AND WHILE WE MAY HAVE DONE THIS BEFORE IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO ONCE AGAIN STATE IT, AS WE SHOULD BE DOING EVERY DAY,FOR AS MORTAL HUMANS WE KNOW THAT WE WILL SIN AND WE MUST DO ALL THAT WE CAN TO AVOID RECURRENCE.

WE CAN ONLY DO SO IF WE FIRST HAVE FAITH AND BELIEVE IN HIM AND THAT MEANS PUTTING HIM FIRST. AND DON'T FRET TOO MUCH, BECAUSE HE KNOWS THAT WE WILL MAKE MISTAKES.  WHAT HE IS LOOKING FOR FROM US IS HARD WORK TO AVOID THEM BY SEEKING HIS GUIDANCE AND MAKING OUR DECISIONS FROM IT.  AND THAT, MY FRIENDS, IS A MAJOR PART OF WHAT BELIEVING IN HIM IS ALL ABOUT.  WON'T YOU JOIN US THIS WEEKEND TO RENEW YOUR COMMITMENT?  THE SHOW WILL BE AVAILABLE EARLY THIS WEEKEND AND THEN WILL REMAIN ON LINE.

SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN IS A WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL PROVIDED BY NORTH FLORIDA WRITER LIVE.  IT IS OPEN TO ALL WHO WANT TO SHARE IN THE GLORY THAT COMES IN LIVING FOR THE KING OF KINGS.  GOD BLESS YOU ALL.