Are You in the Resolution Line?

I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

John 10:10

Sometimes at the start of a new year you reflect on your emptiness, failures, worries, life, being..., it’s natural—you so want to find yourself.  What do you do?  You get in the Resolution Line, where humanity fills all emptiness of life by the magical power of a calendar—you make your New Year Resolution.

Resolution Line Forms Here …

Many cultures through history have made calendars and several are recognized today.  Ask yourself, did one day on any calendar give you the ability to find yourself?  The honest answer is, “No.”  If it were yes, then you wouldn’t be back in the Resolution Line where your faith clings to what you can do.  It is time to get out of the line and follow Jesus, he said:

“If your first concern is to look after yourself, you'll never find yourself.

But if you forget about yourself and look to me,

you'll find both yourself and me.” 

Matthew 10:39 (The Message)

To find yourself is to be humble enough to turn your life over to God.  Then you’ll find yourself, you will have a life to the full.  As Jesus said:  “I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of” (John 10:10, The Message).  Your life choice is to do things on your own in the resolution line, or get out of line and follow Jesus.   When you’re in line with everyone who depends on themselves, and when you’re doing what you want, being self-seeking, then be ready for unmet resolutions.  If you’re a Christ follower you don’t need resolutions, you have God who gives you life to the full—a life giving more and lived better than you could have ever imagined. 

Stepping out of the line,

Owen <><