We are in the habit of resolving to do good things. Every New Year we make resolutions to things which are good for us and those which are good for others. Often, we quickly find out that we are not up to the task of completing our resolutions. We have every intention of doing these good things, but we can’t follow through. We are, in fact, missing the key ingredient to doing all good things.
My prayer for you today is found in II Thessalonians 1:11-12, “To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by his power, so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.” God is the one who works in us to make us worthy of His calling. He also works in us to fulfill our desires to do good and to do mighty works of faith. His work in us glorifies Him and we experience some of the glory of Jesus Christ.
Reluctant Retiree 