The only way we can actually grow and succeed in our lives is to fully depend on God’s strength in us. We can only work hard and disciplined out of the Holy Spirit’s strength inside of us. It’s a strength he gives us. And as followers of Jesus, we are supposed to work hard and disciplined for the sake of the gospel. … January is a time for hard work — a time to restart in our daily devotionals, or restart in our prayer life. The same thing is true for our resolutions. Working hard and disciplined are just that —they’re hard things to do. … [Christians] are not immune to that statistic that 80% of resolutions will fail by February. And yet there’s hope. — Kevin P
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