At the time of the year between Christmas and New year a lot of people think seriously about their lives and take a decision to stop certain habits, attitudes, or activities in their lives.

The decisions are resolutions which a person resolves either to do something good or to stop doing something bad or wrong.

They are mainly called new year resolutions because they are made towards the end of the year and resolutely lived in the new year as a new beginning for the person who makes the resolution.

They are made to make the person to be a better human being and not a bad or worse person. And they inturn make the world better.

Some new year resolutions include:
- resolve to stop the intake of alcohol or drugs.
- resolve to stop the smoking of cigarettes.
- resolve to start worshipping in a church or congregation.
- resolve to win a soul for Christ in the new year.
- resolve to never tell a lie.
- resolve to submit to your husband.
- resolve to love your wife.
- resolve to pray everyday.
- resolve to stop stealing.
- resolve to stop fornicating.
- resolve to stop using abusive, lewd, and unwholesome language.
- resolve to stop examination malpractices.
- resolve to help the needy.
- resolve to respect your parents and those older than you.
- resolve to obey the laws of the land.
- resolve to study the Holy Bible daily and completely abide by it.
- resolve to reflect and dwell on the higher or Noble things.

Many stick to their resolutions because they painfully and sorrowfully took them.

Others are not committed to their resolutions because
*they think or say they are still young.
*they are delinquent.
*they have a twisted or debased mind.
*there is still time.
*of peer pressure
*they are done by other people around them.
*they have a low moral reasoning.
*they are irresponsible people.

This is very wrong and should be avoided because it makes such people who fail to keep their resolutions to fall prey to circumstances and condemnation.