Resolution

I began to write this post hoping to write about resolutions, but I didn't find anything scriptural that fit with what I was thinking. God had a different idea for me to write about. Resolutions are ways we decide we are going to change for the better. We want to get slimmed down by summer, sculpt ripped abs, grow intellectually by reading the latest best sellers, secure our finances by feeding our piggy banks, or run that little extra to train for the marathon we have always said we would run. The list of things we could come up with for New Year's resolutions would be never ending. No matter what we decide to resolve for ourselves it involves change, a change which will hopefully make us a better person. I searched the word resolution on a online Bible website I use (Biblegateway.com). I didn't find anything, but I tried the word "change" and came across a verse that was better than I was hoping to find. It's a verse where Jesus tells us we need to change ourselves to get to heaven.

Matthew 18:3

And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Jesus tells us to be like little children, but why? Why would Jesus want mature adults to be like little children? Kids are as Jesus calls us to be. They are trusting, loving, and obeying. It seems so simple to be as little kids, but our adult pride, hate, and thinking we don't really need to obey God lead us from the kingdom of heaven. This upcoming new year make a change to think about how a child would react in the situations you face daily. Would your reaction be child-like enough to get you to heaven? What is there to gain by acting against what God wants to give us? We all want each new year to bring change for ourselves to be better and Jesus wants us to do the same!