I don't normally make resolutions for the new year, but I do try to set a few goals for myself such as memorizing portions of Scripture, going over what I have already memorized often enough to keep it memorized, spending a certain amount of time in prayer each day/week, completing a crochet project I'm currently working on and finishing X number of others, etc. I try to keep them realistic although sometimes I am not as successful as I had hoped, but I do enjoy having a reachable goal to work towards.
Another thing I do at the end of one year is pick a verse or portion of Scripture for my theme through the next year. I also sometimes assign a character quality to each month; for instance January may be contentment, February could be joyfulness, March patience, and so on. Sometimes I won't feel particularly "tested" on the month's character quality, but other times I definitely have opportunities to work on the selected character quality. I have actually really enjoyed doing this the past few years, although I am sure I could reassign the exact same qualities that I used in 2019 for 2020 and feel like they were "all new."
Some years I find verses and a hymn to go along with the quality I am working on each month. A month may be something like this:
November:
Character quality: Joyfulness
Verse: Psalm 118:24, Philippians 4:4
Hymn: Joy In Serving Jesus
One year I split the families in our church up by family(ies) per month and prayed for them "extra" that month. Of course, I tried not to pray less than I had been for any other family, but I would write the family(ies) a note letting know that I was praying specifically for them that month and asking if they had any special prayer request I could join them in praying about. You can do this with extended family and missionaries too.
I hope this post does not sound boastful, but rather gives you a few ideas to think about for 2020. I would love to hear what you do at the end/beginning of a year. Your resolutions or goals?
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