How about the "Looser" list of resolutions!
Taken from an online article by Associated Content, here
are the top five Baby Boomer resolutions for the past
year:
1.
Loose Emotional Stress - Resentment, bitterness,
anger.
2. Loose
Weight - the perennial quest to shed some
pounds.
3. Loose
Addictions - freedom from alcohol,
drugs,
pornography,
or...
4. Loose
Debt - getting our finances in
order.
5. Loose
Clutter - organizing our life, our workplace, our
house.
And here are our practical suggestions for how to
fulfill these "Resoloosertions":
1. Emotional Stress: "As God's chosen people, holy
and
dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion,
kindness,
humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with
each other and forgive whatever grievances you may
have against one another. Forgive as the Lord
forgave
you. And over all these virtues put on love, which
binds
them all together in perfect unity." (The Apostle
Paul,
writing to the Christ-followers in
Colosse)
2. Weight:
"You are God's temple and God's Spirit lives
in you." (Paul again, but to Christ-followers in
Corinth)
3. Addictions:
"Do not get drunk on wine. That cheapens
your life. Instead be filled with the Holy
Spirit."
(Surprise...Paul again, to Christ-followers in
Ephesus)
4. Debt:
"So if you have not been trustworthy in handling
worldly wealth, who will trust you with true
riches?"
(Jesus this time, teaching his
disciples)
5.
Clutter: "For God did not give us a Spirit of
fear, but
of power, of love and of self-discipline." (Paul,
mentoring an emerging leader)
Instead of resolutions, let's commit ourselves to
these spiritual disciplines. They are normal,
foundational principles for the life of any
Christ-follower. Making a difference in our world
begins with making these differences in our own
lives.
Together for a Christ-filled
2010 - From all of us on the Finishers
Staff!
