A Serious New Year Resolution

Many of us begin the new year making a list of 'resloutions' of things that we want to stop ... or start.

You know things like:

* Read my Bible more, watch my TV less
* Eat my veggies more, cheat on chocolates less

Now these are wonderful things to do and, to some degree, are a challenge for us.

However, if you want a real challenge try this!

Lynne Chandler, is a friend who wrote a devotional entitled, 'Word Power'.

In it she issues ... A Serious New Year Resolution!

'I recently heard of a church that declared a “fast” of negative and critical speech for 40 days.

It transformed the church.

I challenge you to try just one day without a negative word or critical comment.

It is much easier said than done.

If you can do it for one day, then try one week, then one month and so on.

I promise you that you will see a side of yourself that you’ve never seen before and that your life will be changed.'

Now that is 'A Serious New Year Challenge'!

Doing the other things will help us but this will change us ... and those around us!

Lynne ends her article saying, 'My prayer for this coming year is to be an encourager of the brethren, to help others step into all that God has called them to by believing in them and speaking words of affirmation and grace to them.

May the fruit of my lips bring life, hope and healing to those around me. Would you like to join me in my quest?'

Well ... would you?

I sure want to!

Here's to ... 'A Serious New Year Challenge'