PASTOR’S Corner
Submitted by Mark Jones,
True Hope Community Fellowship
Resolving to Resolve Rightly!

It is that time of year again… You know, after all the chocolate, turkey, trappings, and toys. The time when we reflect on the past and look toward the future and decide to “RESOLVE” what we are going to do differently. Maybe eat less, exercise more, only one pack of cigarettes a week, cut back on the beer, spend more time at home, make more money, spend less money, and the list goes on. This is great until January 2nd comes along. You start to hunger for something and you give in. You get up late and decide you’ll exercise “tomorrow”. However, we all know that “tomorrow” will never come.

I think the reason we fail at our resolutions is because they are surface-level solutions. It is like taking an aspirin for a headache caused by a tumor. The symptoms may subside, but the problem is still there. The resolutions need to be deeper and attack the problem. Here is a list of resolutions that will solve not only the symptoms in your life, but remove the problem…

•Resolve to Live Life Without Regrets

•Resolve to Build Lasting Relationships… The greatest relationship you could ever have begins with the Creator of the Universe. Jesus Christ came to earth so that YOU can have a relationship with Him. Find a congregation in the area that teaches the Bible and loves you enough to disciple you. A fellowship of believers steeped in truth and not

traditionalism. Once you have done this, make your life about others and not yourself. Make right the relationships you have wronged and release the wrongs that have been done to you in relationships past… It is a New Year and a New YOU!

•Resolve to Read and Reread the Bible… Many of your problems and situations are addressed in the Scriptures. Our church is reading through the New Testament in 40 days. If you don’t like to read, get the bible on CDs and listen to it. Don’t have a Bible? Stop by the Navarre YMCA and pick one up. Don’t know where to begin? Read the Gospel of John (4th Book in New Testament).

•Resolve to do what is RIGHT and not just Relevant… Not what is socially acceptable, or culturally correct! Do what is RIGHT according to the Scriptures.

•Resolve to Reduce the Stress in YOUR Life… “Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes.” Matthew 6:34 MSG

•Resolve to Remember Your Resolutions… If you miss a day, don’t stop. Tomorrow will come in a few hours!

Look at Joshua’s Challenge below:

“So now: Fear GOD. Worship him in total commitment. Get rid of the gods your ancestors worshiped on the far side of The River (the Euphrates) and in Egypt. You, worship GOD. “If you decide that it’s a bad thing to worship GOD, then choose a god you’d rather serve—and do it today. Choose one of the gods your ancestors worshiped from the country beyond The River, or one of the gods of the Amorites, on whose land you’re now living. As for me and my family, we’ll worship GOD.” Joshua 24:14-15 MSG

Stop Subsiding the Symptoms and begin to Pummel the Problem. Have a Happy New Year!

This article was submitted by Mark Jones, Pastor of True Hope Community Fellowship. If these articles have encouraged, challenged, or even upset you, would you drop a note to Mark at True Hope CF, c/o Navarre YMCA 1226 Market St NE, Navarre, OH 44662. True Hope CF meets every Sunday in the YMCA at 10:30 AM. Don’t have any plans for New Years Eve? Join us at 7 PM in the YMCA. We will celebrate a Family New Years Eve! Beginning January 6, they will cover their Basic Beliefs (4 weeks) and in February they will begin a 4 week “Money Management” Series. Have questions, call 330-806-3755 or e-mail info@truehopecf.org.

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