EDITOR'S NOTE: Crosswalk will proudly present one New Year's-themed devotional per day during a season running from the day after Christmas through the first three weeks of January. Check back every day for a new devotional reflection about fresh starts, resolutions, growth and change, featuring the God who makes all things new. And Happy New Year!
Resolutions and Redemption
by Anna Kuta "For by grace are you saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest any man should boast" (Ephesians 2:8-9). It's that time of year again! I'm talking about New Year's resolutions, of course. It's still December as I'm writing, but I guarantee that by the time you read this, I'll already be asking myself what possessed me to come up with such grand, unattainable plans the new year. (It seemed like a good idea at the time). Every year I tell myself it'll finally be the year I keep all my resolutions. I mean, come on – how hard can it possibly be to finally set aside an hour for exercise each day, to stop consuming so much chocolate and coffee, and to never sleep for less than eight hours again? Why are New Year's resolutions so hard to keep? I don't know, but it's a lot like another area of life. Let me explain. | 
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