Pressing Onward: Do You Need More Than a New Year’s Resolution?

Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 3:12-14 ɴɪᴠ

Every December 31, the world anxiously awaits the beginning of a new year. We watch the ball drop and sing “Auld Lang Syne.” And if you’re like me, you jot down a New Year’s resolution. So here I am, checking in on you to see how your New Year’s resolution is going. If it’s going anything like mine, it’s already gone!

But come to think of it, a New Year’s resolution isn’t enough. I don’t know about you, but I seem to be in need of a Day One resolution—a new one every day! Every single day I need to make a new commitment to put God first, trust Him with my life, and keep fighting the good fight.

Paul’s words in Philippians 3:12-14 sound a little bit like a Day One resolution to me—especially the part about forgetting the past and pressing on toward the goal to win the prize.

Now
that’s a Day One resolution! Make it yours today.