As we enter the New Year, a lot of us make New Year's Resolutions that  we don't keep.  I know many people who said they were going to stop smoking.  It's been at least 3 years and they are still puffing on Newports.  And there are many out there that I know that said they would stop cursing or drinking as their New Year's Resolution, and the next day they forgot the promise that they made. 

Along with New Year's resolutions, we make a lot of promises to God that we do not keep.  "Lord I promise to read my Word everyday," or "I promise to get up every morning at 5am to pray."  (I'm guilty of a couple more).  But the Bible tells us not to make rash promises to God and for our words to be few.  If we do promise something we are

to keep it, but it's better to say nothing than to promise something that you don't follow through on, because your mouth would make you sin.  Eccl. 5:1-6.

We all have sins and habits of our past that we'd like for others to forget.  We want God to forget our sins/skeletons, too.  The good news is that His forgetfulness is only a prayer away.  God offers forgiveness to the believer, and even more.  The Bible tells us that when God forgives He cannot remember the sin.

What we sometimes forget is to let God help us deal with our problems and bad habits.  Giving it over to God is to forget about it, and to continue pressing on with your intimate relationship.  He will change your desire and help you to

squash that bad habit.  God will not only forgets our past, He also insures our future.  Today remember that He has changed your life and made it new.  You can meet any obstacle the day might bring.

Don't you just love being around people who overlook the wrong you've done them?  Treat others in the same manner today.  You'll not always find it easy, but you'll always find it right.  It's the godly response to a needy world.  It's good news.