A Concord Pastor Comments: End of January review: Do the Next Right Thing!

1/31/12

End of January review: Do the Next Right Thing!

UPDATE: I posted on DTNRT at the beginning of the year and now that the first month of 2012 is coming to a close, I thought it might be helpful to repost some of the same!

A friend recently reminded me of one of the 12 Step slogans, Do The Next Right Thing (DTNRT) and I've found it helpful to keep the DTNRT refrain in mind as a new year begins.

When facing options that involve keeping or abandoning a New Year's resolution(s), DTNRT pops into my consciousness and immediately I'm confronted with what I know is the right thing to do - even it it's the more difficult, seemingly impossible thing to do. And it helps to have that light shine on the path that leads where I know I truly want to go and need to go.

Making changes in our lives is sometimes difficult to do precisely because we're so practiced, so good at ignoring or avoiding or just plain failing to see what's the better, healthier, desired choice - which is sometimes, even often, just the choice the Lord calls us to make.

So I pass on this bit of advice to any who are working on resolutions, trying to make changes, or simply at a loss for knowing what to do next: Do the Next Right Thing!