Change is, as they say, in the wind. The semester is coming to a close. New Year is right around the corner. And that means new resolutions and goals, which means ever more change… unless we fail to stick to them.

正如俗話所說，變化就在頃刻之間。這學期即將結束，新年即將來臨，這意味著新的決心和目標，以及更多的改變即將發生……除非我們不能堅持朝著目標前進。

New Years and new resolutions are an obvious fit. It feels natural to treat a new start as a new beginning, a chance to break unhealthy patterns and start better ones.

新年和新計畫顯然是合適的，將新的一年視為一個新的開始，一個打破不健康模式並開始更好生活習慣的機會，這一切很自然。

That is why January is the best month for selling gym memberships and exercise equipment. Maybe change means working out and eating right. Or maybe you need a deep cleaning, Marie Kondo style.

這也是為什麼一月是銷售健身房會員和健身器材的最佳月份，改變可能意味著培養運動和正確飲食，或者您需要進行近藤麻理惠風格的斷捨離。

Changes might also be family – new members joining, others leaving. Change may be a new location: a new home, city, or even country. Or change may mean moving on from a job, either to rest or to take on new challenges.

改變也可能是家庭－新成員加入，或是其他成員離開；可能是一個新的地點：一個新的家、一座城市，甚至一個國家。改變可能意味著離開工作，要麼休息，要麼接受新的挑戰。

But no matter what we try to change, we likely find there are parts of us that always stay the same. Now, I don’t mean that we do not get any taller or that we do not have more hair than last year. I mean our faults. Or worst tendencies seem to find us out again.

無論我們試圖改變什麼，可能會發現我們的某些部分始終保持不變，我並不是說我們沒有長高，或者頭髮沒有比去年更多。我指的是我們的弱點，軟弱似乎總是反覆阻撓我們。

If you think you need help to really be better than you are, you are not wrong. But you do not need a life coach, or a trainer, or a advisor. They can only tell you what you already know, just more forcefully.

如果您認為自己需要幫助才能真正變得比更好，您是正確的。但是你不需要人生導師、諮詢師或顧問，他們只能告訴你，那些你已經知道的事情，只是更加強化凸顯而已。

What we need is to be remade. Paul says, “if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” A new creation. That sounds good. A true new beginning.

我們需要的是重塑。保羅說：「若有人在基督裡，他就是新造的人。舊人已逝；看哪，新的已經來了。」一個新的創造聽起來很好，一個真正的新開始。

The path to being made new is to draw near to God. By doing so, you will learn more about him and the son he sent. So resolve to read the Bible, to pray, to go to church, to hear others share how God has made them new. Do these things not as a to do list that feeds a sense of accomplishment, but as an opportunity to know God more. Embrace the change.

更新的道路就是親近上帝。透過這樣做，您將更多地了解祂和祂所差派的兒子。因此，下定決心閱讀聖經、禱告、去教會、聽別人分享上帝如何使他們煥然一新，做這些事不是為了滿足成就感，而是作為更多認識上帝的機會。讓我們一起擁抱改變。