At the start of each new year, many people resolve to drop bad habits and pick up good habits. But did it work last year? Will it work this year? How many times have we made resolutions: to not get angry, to not eat that last piece of chocolate, to be more assertive, to be a better husband, wife, parent, or child? We try our best and may succeed for a while, but eventually something causes us to fail. Then we comfort ourselves by saying, “There is always next year.” Making and breaking resolutions year after year, have you ever considered that what we need is more than a new year’s resolution? (...) Fortunately, that is not the end of the story. Paul discovered the secret that would set him free from this frustrating struggle (Philippians 4:12-13; Galatians 2:20). He realised that no amount of resolving would cause him to succeed and that what he needed was a new life. This life is Christ (Colossians 3:4)...
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