2012 is coming to an end, to the surprise of some and the dismay of many. I’ve long held that each passing year seems to go by more quickly because each year is a smaller fraction of the total time that we’ve lived. When you’re five, one year represents 20% of what you’ve lived. At 50, it’s down to 2%.

Anyway, I’m looking ahead more than looking back. I know that flipping the page on a calendar accomplishes little and changes even less. Still, these milestone moments seem like a good time for introspection.

Here are a few resolutions for 2013, futile though they may be:

• I want to strive for more consistency. I want to live out who I believe myself to me, who I profess myself to be and who I strive to be.
• I want to live out forgiveness, mercy and reconciliation.
• I want to do more things of substance, rather than merely do more things.
• I want to build up, not tear down.
• I want to make others look to God and not look at me.
• I want Bible study and prayer to be a living part of my being.
• And I wouldn’t mind to drop 20 pounds…

Have you looked ahead to what you desire for the coming year?