New Year's Resolutions

So New Year's in the Fish House looks like this:  staying up late on the eve with 2 older Fish Sticks with egg nog milkshakes and nachos, lunch after church with BBQ pork and traditional black eyed peas followed by naps and Dallas football.  I'm a sucker for resolutions and they aren't that atypical.  Lose those 20 lbs. that I've added the last 6 months, quit hitting snooze at 5:15 so I sleep through my workouts, keep my monthly budget, always deal with the Fish Sticks with patience and soft words, and be more intentional about showing My Man that I love him and appreciate him.  Those are all well and good and I intend to do my best to work in all these areas, but today as we worshiped the Lord at church, the closing hymn struck me.  It made me change add to my resolutions.

May we run this race, may we keep the faith;

May our eyes be fixed on Jesus - 

That we'll not lose heart in our struggle with sin,

And through suffering know endurance.

May we arm ourselves with the mind of Christ - 

To rejoice in trials and be not surprised.

May our hearts be so consumed by You

That we never cease to praise!

May our company be the saints You've called;

May we all stand firm in one spirit - 

That the gospel's truth may resound on earth,

That all living things may hear it.

May the fruits of faith mark the path we trod

Through the life of Christ, to the glory of God.

May our hearts be so consumed by You

That we never cease to praise!

May the words we share be Your grace and peace;

May our tongues speak Your proclamations - 

That the many parts of the body of Christ

Be affirmed in their right relation.

As we long and wait for the groom to come,

May we learn to love, and spur each other on.

May our hearts be so consumed by You

That we never cease to praise!

When that day arrives, and the race is won,

When our griefs give way to deliverance,

We will fully know, as we're fully known,

All our groans will end as new songs begin.

And a multitude from every tribe and tongue,

Wearing robes of white, will stand before Your throne,

And our hearts will be so consumed by You

That we'll never cease to praise!!

What a year we could all have if we use these words as our New Year's resolutions!  Happy New Year to you all!  Join me in striving.