Competing Commitments

As we enter the new year, we reflect on the resolutions we’re making for next year. The fact is, changing ourselves for the better is hard. There tends to be an implicit aversion to change because we do not know the values that drive the actions that cause us to fail when we’re trying to make progress. Even though we say we “know” our values, it’s really our behavior that exhibits them, showing us what the foundation is on which we base our actions. To truly change then, we must be willing to be honest with ourselves and allow the spirit of God to transform us so that we can become people of substance.