  Resolving The dawn of a new year is no different than the dawn of a new day, or is it? Some people don't make resolutions, but most people do. Most resolutions are broken within the first week. Resolutions shouldn't be made so casually. They shouldn't be made to be broken. If you broke it you bought it, but it isn't too late to start over. As a practical rule resolutions should result naturally from a growing personal relationship with Jesus.
To answer my first question: Some might say that New Year's day is just another day. In and of itself it is. However, we are caused by many factors to pause and reflect more this day than most other days. Some of these factors are the emphasis that society places on this day and the pomp and circumstance of the occassion. God uses the fact that we are already slowing down and thinking to remind us of Himself, humble us in that reality and challenge us to grow closer to Him. A year is the alotted amount of time over which most people assess personal and spiritual growth. A resolution can be man's means of convincing himself and others that he will be a better person in the upcoming year. A resolution can also be a tool by which God encourages such growth and development within the person. New Year's Eve is the time of year when most people do said assessment. The ultimate goal of any resolution should be to grow in God.
This is painfully obvious but far too often unrecognized. Growing in God is more important than losing weight. However, if problems with weight, drinking or trust prohibit you from abiding in Him ,by all means, seek to have them resolved. Weight can be lost and gained back again. Most resolutions are for temporal gain. Resolve to grow in His eternal treasures. It is these which can never be lost. It is only these which are truly worth the struggle. Above this, Seek God and His kingdom. 
