Personal Life Change
A NEW YEAR * A NEW WAY
By Glen Aubrey
It's a New Year. For some it is a time to make (and perhaps break) fresh resolutions, or re-state, dust off, and re-use older ones whether or not they've lasted and benefited us or others. Let's consider a commitment toward personal life change to benefit others and ourselves. We choose to humble ourselves in gratitude when we think about another opportunity to make a positive difference. When confronted with difficulty, which activities may represent our first inclination?
1. In times of challenge, do we inwardly or outwardly negatively criticize, offer to provide helpful critique, or diligently work to complete a person who could be assisted by our positive actions?
2. How willing are we to sacrifice to help someone else?
3. Do we strive to help or hinder?
Great leaders and faithful followers prove that people are more important than what they do. Relationships come before function and often define what improved and life-changing function can be. In fact, let's define a relationship as what I do to help you succeed, not caring who gets the credit. It's selfless giving, following the command to Love One Another. This is a lifestyle that may demonstrate a more meaningful existence through building lasting legacy by being a friend to others, telling truth in love, or in an atmosphere of true caring. This is the example God gives us. So instead of making resolutions that may become easily unfulfilled, how about creating life-changing restitutions? It is a New Year for everyone. I believe we can choose to help others. The choice is ours. Be encouraged in who you are, and what you do.
Happy New Year!
