Each year on December 31st, people from every corner of the Earth gather together to watch the clock strike midnight as we roll into a new year. We awake the next morning with freshly made goals, vows and promises.

We are determined and we are resolute.

We resolve to lose weight, get organized, get on a budget and on and on and on. There is nothing wrong with this. I believe it is all well and good to make resolutions. Nothing bad comes from outlining your goals in life.

In fact, a recent study at University of Scranton showed that people who make resolutions are 10 times more likely to attain their goals than people who don’t explicitly make resolutions. If you are easily discouraged, don’t read too much into their study, because you will also see that they found only 8% of people are successful in reaching their resolution.

So what does this mean to you and I? To me, it means that most people will not succeed. Most will fail. However, it also means we put way too much stock in this magical date switch from December 31 to January 1.

I like starting over and love new beginnings just as much as the next guy. The beauty of walking with Christ is that each morning I awake, it is a new beginning. A new chance. Another day for a new victory.

Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. (Isaiah 43:19 NKJV)

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he  is  a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. (2 Corinthians 5:17 NKJV)

Come January 20th (a likely timeframe when most people fall off the resolution bandwagon), go back to those verses and declare – “He is doing a new thing in me”. Let 2015 be a year of “New Things”.

Step out of your comfort zones for the Kingdom. Walk in the destiny He has called you to.

There is something exhilarating about releasing your desire to control everything and allowing God to do something new. I know, change is not fun, but it is always needed to move to the next level.

One year from now, I do not want to be sitting here looking back at 2015 and not be able reflect on the amazing new things that God has done. I am determined that my blog post in 2016 will reflect that.

Will you join me in that determination this year? Will you join me in allowing God to do that “new thing” in our lives, our families, and our churches? Let us all desire that above all else.

From my family to yours, I wish you a blessed 2015! May the God who is ever able, start a new thing in your life today.

Question: What new thing did you experience in 2014?