In 2009, who will be in control of your life? Here's Nancy Lee DeMoss. Once we settle the issue

of why we're living, all of life takes on a different perspective. All that matters is that God is

glorified, that he is pleased with my life.

Happy New Year. This is Revive Our Hearts with Nancy Lee DeMoss.

In certain areas of our country, December means snow, and snow leads to salt on the roads.

Salt leads to potholes, and potholes throw cars out of alignment.

Has your life been hitting any potholes lately?

You can get out of alignment just like your car. And on this New Year's Day,

it's time to evaluate whether you're drifting spiritually or staying on course. Nancy will help

you evaluate in a series called Resolutions for a New Year.

I can remember when I was growing up that at the end of each year, or the beginning of each new year,

my dad would gather us together as a family and would challenge us to make some New Year's resolutions.

Did you make New Year's resolutions when you were growing up? Perhaps you still do.

And I can remember he would tell us if we would make our resolutions

and we would keep them all year long,

that we could have anything we wanted.

And it seemed like the thing we would challenge him with was even a horse.

If we want a horse, that was the biggest thing we could think of to ask.

And he said, even a horse, if you keep your New Year's resolutions all year long.

Well, he knew what it took us a few years to learn, and that is that left to ourselves,

we would not be able to keep those resolutions.

But he also understood that there was value in taking time at certain key

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