MY NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS......what are yours?

[wannabe fisherman]

New Years resolution is “:not going to spend another cent on fishing equipment mentioned by this forum”.

[Cane Pole]

my resolutions end up like my crankbaits

[Eagle 1]

Fish twice as much as I did last year .

[BluegillHunter]

Go fishing every day...

[shipahoy41]

I guess my New Years resolutions have changed much over the years of my life, but I found a prayer while perusing my Bible studies a week or so ago--that really sort of shook my inner man; I guess because of its foundational connection to how I have grown to feel more and more in my senior years. I actually modified the New Years Prayer / By Geevetha Mary Samuel / December 28, 2018--to better speak to the particular feelings, needs and circumstances of my own life and spiritual journey and was planning to make a plaque, (including this prayer) for my office, but after seeing Brother Mike's thread--"What Are Your Resolutions" I felt that some of you might appreciate my sharing it here--although others might see it as "politically incorrect".

"Heavenly Father, I thank You for the year that has passed and the many blessings You have showered upon me. I beg your pardon in my many impatiences, failings and trespasses and pray that You will make the new year a more fruitful and blessed one, because I know and confess that it all lies wholly within your perfect province.

First: I thank You for every test of time and every trial and tribulation that you have allowed in my life that has brought me stronger in faith and to trust in You and the finished work of Your Son, Jesus Christ, and I give you thanks that You have always heard my prayers. Please bestow on me the gift of a double portion of Your Holy Spirit in the year 2019.

I resolve to: Call upon You O God for Your intercessions, Your guidance and Your light (and lean not upon my own understandings) to illuminate my pathways and to show me the paths that You would have me take. It's through Your Word that I know:

"...those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings
like eagles, they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."
Isaiah 40:31

In my personal development, as the head of my household, member of the Body of Christ, and even as a drone in this worldly society--I pray to You for improvement in the execution of my duties, responsibilities and in showing love and patience for my brother man--such as Jesus would. I pray that with the help of You O Lord, I will be more diligent, productive and steadfast in all of my contributions, in accordance with Your Will.

I pray that You will keep my eyes, ears and heart from clinging to (or respecting) the things of this world. May it be (instead) that I keep my whole being more fixed on You, O Lord; and that I never lose sight of You-- but (instead) let my love for You and my reliance on You grow more and more every day--and that You bestow upon me, also a genial spirit and unwearied forbearance. Give me a gentle, kind, loving and patient heart and please bless me with more patience and with a pleasant, cordial speech and thoughtful manners in all that I do.

I pray to be true to all in my every word, thought and deed. May I always try to be humble and respectful towards others and in honoring You O Lord all of the days of my life that remain, as You have directed me in your Word--when You said:

"Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love."
Ephesians 4:2

It is in the name of Your Son Jesus that I pray, Amen & Amen"

Amen my brother from another mother.