New Year's Resolution
A New Year's Resolution is a commitment that an individual makes to a project or a habit, often a lifestyle change that is generally interpreted as advantageous. The name comes from the fact that these commitments normally go into effect on New Year's Day and remain until the set goal has been achieved.

Watch Your Tongue!

"You'll have to watch your tongue Lizzy!"
Elizabeth Bennet: [laughs brightly, speaking of men] No, they are far too easy to judge.
Jane Bennet: They're not all bad.
Elizabeth Bennet: Humorless poppycocks, in my limited experience.
Jane Bennet: One of these days, Lizzie, someone will catch your eye and then you'll have to watch your tongue.

A famous quote in Pride & Prejudice from Jane Bennet to her sister Elizabeth Bennet! She warned her sister she would have to eat her words one day. As we PP fans know, Lizzy certainly did eat her words.

In my own devotional this past week I came across scripture in which the Lord reminded me, gently, I need to watch my tongue more carefully. My New Year's resolution was declared to my friends and family, I am striving this year to speak less words that are not thought out, , encouraging and beneficial to others. I will tell you this, I will probably fail miserably, but I will try to improve this poor habit of mine starting now.

Anyone that knows me knows that I would never intentionally hurt anyone with my words, but somehow I still do so as words seem to flow out of my mouth when I have not given any thought to how they sound or the recipient really needs to hear them. Just because something is true does not mean it needs to be said. Here lies my downfall! I resolve to turn it around, get back up and make a difference in my life, a difference in other's lives, by trying to concur my bad behavior!

A confirmation that this was the very thing I was to do showed up at church Sunday morning when Jeff Lovingood, the youth pastor at LHBC, spoke on this very topic. He spoke from his heart about his own struggles with his tongue and how he had chosen that very thing as his New Year's resolution. He gave us more scriptures on the topic to further drive home the confirmational nail that this was the very resolution I needed to concentrate on this new year, 2008! What comes out of our mouth is LIFE or DEATH! I choose LIFE!

My devotional had me in 1Peter 3:8-12, James 1:26-7, 3:1-12.

Lovingood's scripture was in James 3:3-8

Have you made your New Years Resolution?