Spiritual New Year’s Resolutions

Spiritual New Year’s Resolutions

  1. Kick some HABITS – Ungodliness
    1. Unforgiveness – devilish device 2 Cor 2:11; Matt 6:14
    2. Envy – delivered our Lord Matt 27:18
    3. Bitterness – don’t let it take root! Hebrews 12:14-15
    4. APATHY – HEBREWS 3 hardened, acts 28:26
    5. Associations – 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1
      1. 1 Corinthians 15:33
      2. 1 Timothy 5:22; 2 Timothy 2:22
      3. “If you play with it, you will smell like it.’
  2. Change of DIET
    1. 1 Peter 2:2
    2. 1 Corinthians 3:1-3
    3. Hebrews 5:12-14
    4. Less time on Facebook and more time in God’s book.
  3. Get more EXERCISE
    1. Exercise our MINDS:
      1. 1 Timothy 4:13-16
      2. Hebrews 5:12-14
    2. Exercise ourselves unto GODLINESS – 1 Timothy 4:7-9
  4. Renew or Adjust My FOCUS
    1. Focus less on SELF – Luke 23:26-31
      1. 1 Corinthians 10:24
      2. Philippians 2:3-4
    2. Focus more on SELF – 1 Timothy 4:16
      1. James 1:21-27
      2. Romans 2:17-24
    3. Focus on GOD – Psalm 121
      1. Colossians 3:1-3 – seeking those things which are above
      2. 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 – looking at things eternal
    4. Focus on OTHERS
      1. Struggling brethren – Galatians 6:1-2
      2. Erring brethren – James 5:19-20
      3. the lost — John 4:35
  5. Lose WEIGHT — Hebrews 12:1-2
    1. Weight of SIN and GUILT
    2. By obeying the GOSPEL – 1 Peter 1:22-23
    3. By being RESTORED – Psalm 51:6-12