Every Day Resolution

That's an interesting thought, now isn't it?

Why do we start resolutions at the beginning of a year? As if having a special day will somehow give us so much more motivation to start doing something new. It gives you an excitement, for sure. But if you're anything like me, if you fail just one day out of the hundreds of others, you say, "Rats! There goes that resolution." and a part of you (or a lot of you...) feels like a failure. 

But God renews us, not just in the very first hour of each year, but every day. "So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day." (2 Corinthians 4:16) We may mess up once in a while, because, well, life happens. If you spill water on your Bible and have to keep it in the freezer (which helps, by the way!), you may have to resort to reading a devotional with a snippet instead of a passage of the actual book. My Indiana brother Jon once said that Christianity isn't about filling up your quota for the day, it's about being in a relationship with God. 

Your goal may not be Bible-reading related, but the same message still applies; if you truly want to create a habit (eating better, working out, reading a book, cooking more, etc.) it'll take some effort and an actual desire. Just like having a relationship with God. 

When I talked with Aaron in the vacuum shop the other day, I asked him if he prayed. 

Aaron: Nah, I just live the best I can the way I am. There's no need to pray, God already knows what's up with your life. It's more of a "from afar" thing.
Me: Well, if you're in a relationship with someone and only choose to talk to them if you really need something, aren't you just using them?
Aaron: God would be the best boyfriend ever! He'd know everything that's going on.

....the point I was trying to make, that Aaron didn't quite get during our conversation was that in a relationship with anyone (and God!), there has to be communication. There has to be emotions and love. God loves it when we thank Him for what He has done. (wouldn't we?) 
It's because of this relationship involving communication that we can attain goals and strive after them, even if we've tripped a few times. But there's no need to start on a specific day. Start a new habit now, and you can be used to it by the time others around you are making goals. :)