Across the globe, fireworks filled the air as cheerful voices counted down at midnight. 2026 was ushered in with joy, confetti, and happy smiles, hopeful for what this year will bring. In the first few days of January, visions are being cast, and objections are journaled as we embark on a new adventure. However, there is one New Year’s goal every Christian should have: to look more like Christ.
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Become Like Christ
We live in a world of hyperachievement and success. As an ambitious person, I get it. Yet, as a follower of Christ, I understand that my life is not my own. When we choose to fully surrender our lives to the Lord, we sacrifice our will for His.
There are indeed many things I desire, and goalsI have set for myself. However, as I conversed with my brothers-in-law on the last day of our family vacation and discussed New Year’s resolutions, my resolution was simple: to grow closer to the Lord, to bear fruit of the Spirit, and continue to surrender to Him. I am hopeful for many outcomes, but I want them to flow from His will and not my own.
Year after year, the goal every Christian should have is to become more like Christ. We should intend to submit to the Father, carry out His will, and share His Gospel. So, this year, I pray that more hearers, doers, and teachers of the Word will rise up. I pray that we will declare truth with boldness, love, and grace. I pray that we live as disciples and make disciples.
With Love,
Tamara
Scripture To Meditate On
‘For those he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, so that he would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. ‘
‘We all, with unveiled faces, are looking as in a mirror at , the glory of the Lord and are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory; this is from the Lord who is the Spirit. ‘
‘Therefore, be imitators of God, as dearly loved children, and walk in love, as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God. ‘
‘For you were called to this, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps. ‘
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Scripture quotations marked CSB have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.
