15 Resolutions for Christian Singles in 2015

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1. To love people more.  To love God most.  (Matthew 22:37-39)

2. To use the comfort that God has given me through my past hurts to be a comfort to those who are now hurting.  (2 Corinthians 1:3-4)

3. To be slower to give my own advice and quicker to listen to the advice of others.  (Proverbs 12:15; James 1:19)

4. To make every effort to strengthen myself spiritually even more than I do to strengthen myself physically.  (1 Timothy 4:8)

5. To use my words to build others up, not to tear them down.  (1 Thessalonians 5:11)

6. To remember that my times of weakness can actually be times for God’s strength to shine through.  (2 Corinthians 12:10)

7. To be more diligent with my thought life, keeping my mind focused on those things that are true and noble and pure and lovely.  (Colossians 3:2; Philippians 4:8)

8. To recognize daily that I am in a spiritual battle.  (Ephesians 6:12; 1 Peter 5:8)

9. To be more thankful for the little blessings in addition to all the big ones.  (1 Thessalonians 5:18)

10. To be more authentic in my faith by going out of my way to be there for those who don’t have others in their lives who really care about them.  (James 1:27)

11. To make the hard decisions to eliminate those things in my life that cause me to conform to the pattern of this world rather than be transformed into Christlikeness.  (Romans 12:2)

12. To recognize that God is there with me during the difficult times instead of thinking that He’s forgotten about me.  (Psalm 23; Hebrews 13:5b)

13. To be patient and realize that God is working things out in my life for my good that I can’t quite see at the time.  (Romans 8:28)

14. To surround myself with others who sharpen my faith walk instead of those who tend to take me down wayward paths.  (Proverbs 27:17; 1 Corinthians 15:33)

15. To never lose hope even when all seems hopeless.  (Isaiah 40:31)

Which resolution resonates the most with you?