The start of a new calendar year usually brings a host of resolutions. New Year’s resolutions are varied and can include the serious, the frivolous, and anything in between. Losing weight, kicking a bad habit, starting a new trend or reinforcing varied disciplines or principles are common themes in regards to the resolutions we tie to the New Year. Some see resolutions as goals they hope to attain in the coming year while others resolve to change some aspect of their character or a habit that they have picked up. And still others see no point at coming up with a resolution just because it is a new year. A resolution, a goal or taking up a discipline comes down to expanding our freedom. When we make a commitment to change through the power of the Holy Spirit we give up the freedom to make perpetual self-serving choices. The development of disciplines in our lives, resolving to give up serving ourselves, leads to a greater freedom in the end. It may not be a school resolution but we do want our students to see that by developing disciplines and practices they will be better equipped to serve as a faithful presence in this world as they put the necessary time and effort into developing the gifts God has given them.
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