From 2 Peter 1:4-9 with a big tip to my pastor:
(4) For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust.
(5) Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge,
(6) and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness,
(7) and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love.
(8) For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor unfruitful in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
(9) For he who lacks these qualities is blind or short-sighted, having forgotten his purification from his former sins.
What a great passage for the new year. The attributes listed in this passage are things I need to take some initiative to see the changes I desire for.
The above list are things the objects of the changes I want to make in my life. It's bigger than losing weight or being better organized. It's a change in the way I deal with everyone from God on down to people that despise me. One of the keys for me is changing my priorities and making sure I'm drawing my strength from Christ.
