A New Approach to New Year’s Resolutions
One thing many people will do to ring in 2010 is make a new year’s resolution. Here, according to ABC News, are what will be the most popular new year’s resolutions this year:
1) Spend more time with family
2) Lose weight
3) Quit smoking or stop drinking
4) Do more fun stuff
5) Getting your finances in order
Other popular choices probably include spending more time reading the Bible and/or praying, getting in better shape, improving your marriage, getting out of debt, or serving more at church.
Do you identify with any of these? Maybe you’ve tried some of them in past years, but they’ve fizzled out after a month or two. (Or perhaps a week or two!) You may have even wondered this year, “What’s the point of making a new year’s resolution? I’ve failed in the past, what makes any difference this year?”
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Psychologists might term this way of thinking learned helpnessness. This occurs when past failures cause us to think we have no control over the outcome of our own lives. However, this can be conquered! Maybe the problem is that you’ve been trying to do it alone. You might just need someone to walk with you, to encourage you as you strive to better your life.
If you already know someone who would be confident, patient, and trustworthy in a mentorship role, great! However, it can be tough to find someone like that. If you’d like to talk to an online mentor via email, there are mentors standing by to talk with you. It’s free, private, and totally confidential.
Mentors can encourage you to learn more about God and depend more on His strength by the power of the Holy Spirit to reach your goals this year. They can also help keep you accountable to your goals.
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