For When You Grow Weary of the World's Promise of a "New You"

Find Rest in God's Grace

I love the fresh start of new beginnings — whether it comes in the form of a new calendar year or the first day of a new school year. New beginnings are exciting. We usually walk into them with a list of all the things we hope will happen, which sometimes leads to the making of resolutions.

But this year, whenever someone has asked me what my resolutions are for this upcoming year, I have replied, “My only resolution is not to make any resolutions.”

I’m not against resolutions exactly, but they have a “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” sort of feel to them.