New Year, New Beginning

I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them;I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth.These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them. Isaiah 42:16 (New International Version)

A new year. Where has the time gone? As we find ourselves ushering in a new year, 2013, many people often declare New Years Resolutions. New compromises and promises, new goals and objectives. But only a small percentage of people actually keep their resolutions and most break them within the first month of the new year. I think resolutions are good, and goals and objectives, are even better. The killer of resolutions to me, is the unreachable goals we set before ourselves. For example we challenge ourselves to loose 40 lbs. this year, but why not set the goal at 5 lbs and then make your second new years resolution, to be, to not give up on the next intended target: the next 5 lbs. Set reachable goals and learn to be happy with the small progressions and victories you can acquire. Nothing starts off large, it is OK to start off small.
The first electric light was so dim that a candle was needed to see its socket. Now we have electricity in every form. Wilbur and Orville Wright's first airplane flight lasted only 12 seconds. Now we travel internationally and even to outer space. And the first automobiles traveled 2 to 4 miles per hour and broke down often. Carriages would pass them with their passengers shouting, "Get a horse!" Cars now have DVD players and travel for years. Nothing begins big. Progression should be our goal, not to stay stagnant or stuck in the same rut or hole. Forward motion, whether slow or fast, as long as it is forward.
The best thing we have going for us, is our heavenly father, who promises us he will never forsake us. Put your resolution down on paper. Read it everyday during your prayer and ask God to help you. When you reach your goal, celebrate your victory and open your mouth and give God the praise for your accomplishments. In Jesus you can do all things. What are some of your resolutions for 2013? Post them under comments and share your voice for your generation.