Don’t take that into the New Year! 5 things to leave in 2020
By Cherise Mack // Lifestyle & Advice // EEW Magazine Online
Experiences, people and things all shape us in some way, negatively or positively. If you see situations, relationships and challenges—even extremely unpleasant ones—as growth and learning opportunities, you will be better off in the end.
Since 2020 is almost behind us, now is a good time to evaluate yourself as you look forward to change, and expect new and better things. If you want to be productive in the future and fully embrace the New Year and all it has to offer, EEW Magazine Online is sharing 5 things you shouldn’t carry forward into 2021.
#1 Fake friends. God works through relationships, but child, so does the devil! Phony people will take advantage of you, spread your business around, infiltrate your close relationships for their benefit, but they won’t be there for you when you need them most. Before stepping into 2021, if you have takers attached to you that drain you but don’t add anything to you, prayerfully and lovingly leave them in 2020.
#2 Failure mindset. We all know everything didn’t go as planned in 2020. Everybody experienced some degree of uncomfortable change, failure and disappointment. But you can’t let the mental baggage of this year kill your faith for a brighter future. Failure is not permanent. There are lessons contained in those difficult failures to help you move forward and be better.
#3 Pessimism: At the end of 2019, most of us stepped into 2020 feeling optimistic about what the New Year would hold. And then, bam! We got knocked upside the head with a pandemic that shut us down and forced the world to deal with painful adjustments and losses. Because this year has been so traumatic, you have to be extra careful not to become pessimistic in your mindset. Rather, exercise your faith, and continue to believe God for good things in the year to come.
#4 Resentment: Offense turns into bitterness and resentment when you don’t know how to forgive and let things go. If someone failed you, betrayed you, abandoned you, mistreated you or offended you in some way, don’t carry feelings of resentment into your new season. Ask God to help you release it. Otherwise, the root of bitterness will steal your joy, choke out your good harvest, and keep you stuck in a rut. If you want to move forward and not backward, release what hurt you to the Lord, and let Him heal your heart.
#5 Unrealistic Expectations: If 2020 gave us anything, it was a major reality check. It taught us that having faith is a good thing and so is accepting the fact that setbacks, challenges and struggles are unavoidable. So then, by all means, have faith. Believe God to help you overcome any hardship. On the other hand, don’t be overly idealistic and expect change to happen overnight. Anticipate bumps in the road. It’s possible to be rooted in faith and grounded in reality at the same time.
Has anything you read here hit home for you? Are there any changes you know you need to make before the clock strikes midnight, and New Year’s Eve turns into the New Year?
If so, get busy doing the important self-work you need to do. That way, 2021, despite its inevitable imperfections, will still be a good year for you.
