Just one more Sunday, just one more week, then a new year begins. As it has been said many times, and for many years, a new year offers a chance for new beginnings. Of course, we do not have to wait for a new year to begin bettering ourselves, but for some reason, it is the most common time people seem to make changes in their lives. So, the question is, what is your plan for 2025? May I offer a suggestion to start off the new year? Make the year 2025 a year of spiritual growth.
We should always be thinking of how to be presenting our lives to God in a pleasing manner (Romans 12:1). This will be something that will require much dedication and work, but the reward will be great. What this will entail is our worship to God being sincere, our speech pure, our thoughts on God’s will and those things that are upright, and our service to Him is daily. Whatever your goal is for the coming year, let us strive to grow to be more pleasing and acceptable in the eyes of God.
Joshua Schutkowski