This is the season of new things. Christmas brings us new toys, clothes, electronics, etc. A week later we make new year’s resolutions to become the new improved us. It is all fun and gives us great joy.
We all hope that 2021 will be much better than this year. We anticipate the end of the pandemic, a healthy economy, improved racial relations, and a positive outlook on life.
When we look to making personal changes, we can quickly become frustrated. We often don’t make the progress we had hope for. We tend to revert to old habits. How can we make sustained improvements in our character and habits. II Corinthians 5:17 says, “Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; behold, the old things passed away; new things have come.” Jesus promises to renew us from the inside out. He changes our attitudes, beliefs, values and motives. As a result, our character and habits are changed. We are no longer enslaved to our old ways.
Reluctant Retiree 