Sometimes, one of my friends posts something I can’t improve on. Mike Metzger, whom I quoted as writing “Believing is seeing” in my December 30, 2025, blog, wrote a brilliant piece on “New Year’s Resolutions” on December 31. He advocates for “New Day’s Resolutions.” (The link goes to the essay on his blog page where you can sign up to receive his blogs for yourself.) He writes:

This is the time of year when people make New Year’s Resolutions. But for most folks, those resolutions have gone poof in a month or so. They were either too hard or too ambitious.

I suggest we instead make New Day’s Resolutions. That’s what the Apostle Paul recommended for the Church in Corinth which was a hot mess. There was disunity, sexual immorality, and doctrinal disputes, internal chaos, factions, disputes over spiritual gifts, and so on.

But Paul hadn’t lost hope in them. In his second letter, he writes something that I find very encouraging: “now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation” (2 Cor. 6:2). In other words, now – today – is the best time to respond to God’s graces.

Today is a great day to begin again.

I’m following Paul’s advice this year. I’m making some New Day’s Resolutions.

Each day I’m giving the first portion of my day to being with Jesus. Praying. Reading. Listening. Pondering. Loving God. I have a routine, but my point is I’m taking it one day at a time. If I fail to do it one day, I begin again the next day. Today – this day – is the best day to begin.

I’ve got a few more routines beyond trying to love God with my whole heart, soul, body, and mind. I seek to love my wife Kathy. Some days I do OK. Other days I pretty much fail. If I fail to love Kathy on a given day, I begin again the next day. Today – this day – is the best day to begin.

I tore my rotator cuff tendon this year. Had it surgically reattached a few months back. Began rehab two months ago. My prognosis is I’ll have full range of motion by May. Maybe.

To get full range of motion by May, I must do physical therapy three times a day. I’m taking it one day at a time. If I fail to rehab one day, I begin again the next day. Today is the best day to begin.

I’ve got a few more goals or resolutions for 2026. But they’re not New Year’s Resolutions. Too many of those resolutions have gone poof in the past. Nope, tomorrow is New Year’s Day, so I have several New Day’s Resolutions for January 1, 2026. If I fail, I begin again on January 2.

You might consider taking this one-day-at-a-time approach to 2026. Remember, in God’s everlasting love and mercy, now – this day – “is the time of God’s favor, the day of salvation.”

Today is the best day to begin. – Mike Metzger, December 31, 2025