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This is the latest of the articles Pastor Richert writes for the monthly church newsletter.
Resolution vs. Transformation
Did you make any resolutions for 2026? Maybe you resolved to lose weight, to have your devotions every day, or to not let things bother you so much. If you did make a resolution, your chances of keeping it are slim. Statistics reveal that only 9-20% keep their resolution the entire year. That’s probably why most of us don’t even attempt to make resolutions.
Why are resolutions so hard to keep? A major factor is that resolutions are things we are convicted we ought to change, but really don’t want to change. That’s really true in our Christian live. We feel pressure from the outside, but lack the sincere desire on the inside to make changes.
What we need is a transformation. Paul exhorts us in Romans 12:2 to not be conformed to the world — refuse to change to become like Christ. Instead we must be transformed by the renewing of our mind — let the Holy Spirit use the Word of God to transform our desire to want to become like Christ. We have to want to change before we can make any changes.
Paul promises us that the Spirit will first help us want to change and then help us to change (Phil. 2:13). Let’s strive for transformation in our lives instead of making resolutions.
