“Commit your works to the LORD, And your thoughts will be established.”
– Proverbs 16:3
I have had some kind of
New Year resolution for the last 18 years. Some years were more interesting,
and some years were not so remarkable. This year, 2025, I do not have any
interesting or remarkable resolutions, but I decided to draw up 18 resolutions.
Some of them are just the same resolutions from the past that I need to
continue or start anew at the beginning of each year.
1. Bible-once-a-year
habit: Genesis to Revelation (NKJV).
2. Greek New
Testament.
3. Personal prayer
every day (any length, anytime – yea, that’s the minimum).
4. Prayer, together
(couple), every day.
5. Reading the
Bible together [John. 1 John. Ephesians.
1 Peter, Galatians, Romans].
6. Early to bed
early to rise (help me, Lord; 20 years of failure, never successful).
7. Health— jogging,
exercise (games?) (anytime), any frequency in a week (3 times a week?).
8. Outings with
wife twice a month. Outside Hyderabad once a year.
9. Hospitality _________
(hmmmh!).
10. Giving to the
Lord’s work ____% (church, pastor, pastor, offerings, gifts, contributions).
11. Planned charity
of around __% (unplanned charity, nobody knows).
12. Two to four
articles a month (blog).
13. No p___it as
long as it takes.
14. German, Hebrew,
Greek, Latin, 1 Timothy.
15. Pray for everyone
(and keep in touch with) once or twice through texting, phone, or email.
16. Discipleship on
weekdays.
17. Honor, fear,
bless the Lord, O my soul!
18. Sing hymns as often as possible.
“Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him,
And He shall bring it to pass.” – Psalm 37:5