New Year's Resolution: How to Make it Happen?

Beautiful fireworks display once again painted the night skies as we welcomed 2013 with feast and drinks together with our family and friends.

Before 2013 stepped into our calendar, many of us both young and old had already made their new year’s resolution.

But what does New Year’s resolution exactly mean? Are we able to do them successfully throughout the year?

A New Year's resolution simply means a change for better living.

 And by the way, why do we celebrate New Year on the month of January?

Julius Caesar is the one who proposed January 1 as the first day of the year because it was named after the Roman God, Janus, which is believed to be the God of doors and gates. This, then, symbolized the transition from one year to the other.


The top ten mostly overused resolutions are:

1. Save money.
2. Quit smoking.
3. Lose weight.
4. Quit drinking.
5. Get out of debt.
6. Work harder.
7. Be more patient.
8. Spend more time with family and friends.
9. Get a better job.
10. Help more.

These resolutions are frequently used by most of us and mostly we never get to fulfill them because we don’t monitor them consistently. We only have the courage to make a promise for the sake of celebrating New Year, not for our own sake. Making promises on this celebration has just become a habit not considering that it has a far greater meaning on us.

We tend to fail in accomplishing our goals because we do them alone selfishly. We need somebody to help us fulfill them accurately. We need our Lord as the center of our resolution for without Him all things are not possible. Ask Him to give us the strength that can hold us up during the painful process of changing ourselves into better people. (Philippians 4:13). Then, we ask our family and friends to help us in doing our goal for the whole year.

Making a resolution before and during the New Year doesn't end just like that. Fulfillment is the hardest process that many people fail to achieve because of several reasons. A resolution should bubble up from the heart of a true disciple of Christ, not on our selfish desires. As we embark into this New Year, let us embrace it with everlasting gladness, love, faith, hope, endurance and gentleness.(1 Timothy 6:11)

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