Proverbs 4:23 (TEV) Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts.
2 Peter 1:6 (TEV) To your knowledge add self-control; to your self-control add endurance; to your endurance add godliness;
Statistic: New Year's Resolutions
- Percentage of Americans who keep their New Year's resolution for one month: 55.
- ...who keep it for six months: 40.
- ...who keep it for two years: 19.
—John C. Norcross, et.al.; and "Addictive Behaviors;" reported in U.S. News & World Report, Leadership, Vol. 10, no. 4. Elesha Hodge, comp., Today's Best Illustrations – Volumes 1-4, (Carol Stream, IL: Christianity Today, 1997), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, Under: "O".
