A Little Salt with that Grace?

Resolutions. There are a million resolutions I could make. All of them centered around being a better person. Thinking a little deeper about some of those reveals to me that at the heart of it all, I want to be more like Jesus. Any resolution I make outside of Him and His strength will fail anyway. So it seems that I'll save a lot of heartache by narrowing it down to just Him. But, I really don't even like to say that I "resolve" to be more like Him. It's so weighty and lofty. It doesn't seem to fit with His words of comfort to let Him bear our burdens.

The bottom line is that I want more of Him. To embrace more of Him, fills me with more of Him.

I do know one thing that my Savior has already shared with me. He so gently and lovingly whispered to me: "Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one." (Col. 4:6). This is His work for our family this year. What a privilege to know that my King knows us so well and takes the time to help us be more like Him. So over the next year, this verse and many related to it, will be gone over and over. There will, no doubt, be plenty of opportunities to practice also! I have some ideas for how to help us remember these words while decorating our home as well. I'll keep you posted....it may take me a while. They are only ideas, after all.

Praying this new year brings you deeper into His love,