I learned during a church sermon there’s a new holiday in January. The second Friday in January is National Quitters Day. Apparently, by January 10th most people give up on their New Year’s resolution. However, we aren’t quitters, so we are still working on our goals and any resolutions we made for the New Year because we have a strong why, and we are committed to bettering ourselves. The goal is to become 1% better each day and to focus on what we can do to reach our goal based on the current day in front of us. It’s easy to say in 3 months, I’ll do this or that, but what are we doing today?
There are a couple of reminders in scripture to remind us to focus on the day in front of us.
In Matthew 6, the Model prayer, also known as The Lord’s Prayer, Jesus reminds us to ask for our daily bread – not bread for next week. “Give us this day our daily bread,” Matthew 6:11 ESV
In Lamentations 3, we are reminded we are given brand-new mercies every morning. “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22-23 ESV
In Matthew 6:34, we are told “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”
So the moral of this blog is to remind us to focus on our goal for today. It’s okay to have a bigger goal or even a deadline – but what can we do today to reach our goal?