Below is my attempt at capturing the main concept of 36 real-life, college student, let’s get serious about what should be serious, resolutions listed in the motivation of community and for the Glory of God rather than ourselves (which would then be called legalism):

  • living in response to Christ’s love rather than selfishness
  • no longer confusing God’s power with my own ability
  • to fear God so to fear nothing else
  • being the face of Christ
  • being task-oriented to witness
  • to stop comparing myself with others
  • to glorify God rather than bringing glory to myself
  • to make Christ center as to dispel idols
  • to offer life-giving speech
  • to take seriously confession of sin
  • to read Scripture and react
  • to be diligent with Scripture reading
  • to not tolerate idleness
  • to improve my eating and sleeping habits
  • to love people and to love Christ more than i do
  • to be bold about my faith at work and to not shy away
  • to remove my hatred
  • to look for God so He “stays alive” in my world as I look
  • to see the Lord in my future
  • to speak to others and enhance their day
  • intent with my finances for God’s glory
  • to not associate worldly frustrations with God
  • to die daily to the desires of my flesh
  • to apply myself to God
  • to allow spiritual highs to overwhelm despair
  • to serve “the least of these”
  • to praise God for trails which increase my faith
  • to change relationships to promote Christ rather than my status
  • to get up and keep struggling to do right even though i’ve failed again
  • to be content with the affection and love of God and not man’s
  • to treat relationships with eternal perspective
  • to keep Christ on the throne and cast down what threatens it
  • to completely and carefully search my heart for the sake of God
  • to dwell on pure things
  • to learn the act of struggling
  • to hate sin and not quietly court it
  • to not jump to application pastorally and not let God work on me