Making your goals stick
Instead of feeling like I have to wait until the next year to get going again, I can have a fresh start every 30 days.
Hannah Muñoz is a regular contributor to The Scroll. She also is the digital editor for The Alabama Baptist/TAB Media. She graduated from Samford University in 2017 and is a member of The Church at Brook Hills, Birmingham.
Instead of feeling like I have to wait until the next year to get going again, I can have a fresh start every 30 days.
If we are Christians, we’re no longer representing ourselves, we’re representing Christ. It’s in the name. And how we live should reflect that. We no longer live for ourselves. We live to spread Christ’s love to the world.
There’s one thing that truly never changes — God never changes. His love for us never changes. Jesus’ sacrifice for our sins will never change — it will never not be enough.
“There are good days, there are bad days and there are really bad days. … Please just continue to love on me during these times when I’m not reciprocating.”
Go into the family gatherings with positive emotions. If you go in feeling angry, jealous, hurt or upset, it likely isn’t going to get better. You’ll probably stay feeling that way throughout the entire meal or gathering.
Struggling with envy is difficult. Living in envy is even more difficult. If you’re struggling with envy, I encourage you to take a look at how much time you’re spending on social media or thinking about things you’ve seen on social media.
Last week’s post by James was on prayer and it got me thinking — I think prayer is probably one of the things I struggle
Last month, I wrote about the importance of going to church. And, after a year of not physically going to church and only watching online,
Instead of feeling like I have to wait until the next year to get going again, I can have a fresh start every 30 days.
If we are Christians, we’re no longer representing ourselves, we’re representing Christ. It’s in the name. And how we live should reflect that. We no longer live for ourselves. We live to spread Christ’s love to the world.
There’s one thing that truly never changes — God never changes. His love for us never changes. Jesus’ sacrifice for our sins will never change — it will never not be enough.
“There are good days, there are bad days and there are really bad days. … Please just continue to love on me during these times when I’m not reciprocating.”
Go into the family gatherings with positive emotions. If you go in feeling angry, jealous, hurt or upset, it likely isn’t going to get better. You’ll probably stay feeling that way throughout the entire meal or gathering.
Struggling with envy is difficult. Living in envy is even more difficult. If you’re struggling with envy, I encourage you to take a look at how much time you’re spending on social media or thinking about things you’ve seen on social media.
Last week’s post by James was on prayer and it got me thinking — I think prayer is probably one of the things I struggle
Last month, I wrote about the importance of going to church. And, after a year of not physically going to church and only watching online,
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