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The new year is also a time when we think about our personal goals for growth, and I heard something on a leadership podcast that was helpful to me and may be helpful to you. As we think about what we want to do in the new year in terms of goals, the suggestion was to start with the question “who do I want to become?” and let the answer to that question drive the answers you come up with to the question “what do I want do” or “what goals do I want to set for myself in the new year?” Maybe you want to be a person who is healthier, or a person who has a stronger relationship with God, or a person who is more generous. When you answer your question about who you want to become, the next step is to add one small discipline that will help you become that person. Sometimes we feel like we have to make big sweeping changes, but lasting and meaningful transformation often happens with one small change at a time. If you want to be healthier, your small change could be cutting out sugary drinks. If you want to be a person who has a deeper relationship with God, you might commit to reading and mediating on one verse of Scripture every day. If you want to be a generous person, you might commit to setting aside $10 a month to put toward a special need or to give as a blessing to someone. Think about who you want to become and then add one small doable thing and commit to doing it. If you are consistent, you will begin to change.
May God bless you richly in 2023 and may we remember that every blessing that is ours is a gift that enables us to be a blessing to others in Jesus’s name. Happy New Year!
In Christ’s love,
Pastor Joy
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