The memories from the crossover night and New Year celebration must still remain fresh for many of us, even though some of us are already working effortlessly trying to make this year better than the previous one. Judging by my experience so far, 2025 started pretty well for me. Additionally, the positive start is an assurance that the rest of the year will be fantastic if I keep pushing through every challenge that comes my way while trying to make the best out of the New Year.
It amazing how time flies pretty fast whether we are looking or not and it's one huge reason why I have cultivated the habit of starting pretty early with my New Year resolution before procrastination starts knocking on my door. The New Year always starts with fresh energy and motivation, really, but when not utilized well, it eventually ends up with nothing, so starting early, like I mentioned before, is crucial.
However, I used to think that it's not alright to start evaluating my progress with the New Year resolution this early, but I realized the longer it takes to start checking, the more it becomes difficult for me to accomplish some things.
On my list, I have a lot of personal resolution so sharing my progress is kind of difficult but there are those I feel comfortable sharing.
One of my biggest resolutions this year is to move closer to God; it's not like I am far away from him, but I have so many lapses, and one of them is not creating time for Sunday worship. Despite scheduling myself throughout the week, my Sunday is always busy, and most times, I don't make it to church.
On the first Sunday of this year, I still didn't prepare for service, but my wife insisted, and we got to church late because of me. We barely got a seat because the church was filled to the brim, and I made up my mind to start preparing for Sunday from Monday so there won't be any form of delay.
I succeeded in getting to church early last week and felt really happy about it. I witnessed the whole program, and that even boosted my determination not to miss any other Sunday this year. I can confidently say that if I had missed that first Sunday, the same thing that happened last year would happen again, so my little progress with that particular resolution is satisfying.
I have a few others with good progress and wasn't expecting my efforts to materialize that early, but they did. Some, I haven't even started with at all because of challenges, and I am trying my best to fix things as soon as possible.
As much as I would love to achieve everything on my New Year's resolution list this year, I know there are some I might not be able to do. This isn't about me losing faith or condemning myself; it is all about understanding the unpredictable nature of life. There are things I won't even try to get that will eventually come my way, while there are things I want that I might not get. This doesn't make me or you a failure, and one surest way to console myself when things don't work my way is to remind myself that I did my best.
I can always give it a try again, plus the experience I have gathered previously will help me to succeed in my next try. I believe that as long as there is life, there is always hope to cling on.
Reflecting on my journey from time to time has helped me to understand that working on the New Year resolution isn't about achieving perfection, it's all about embracing and appreciating progress no matter how little it might be. By starting early, staying consistent and focused, we can definitely achieve a lot in the year 2025.
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