Rate your ‘joy level’ for 2023?

Did your choices throughout the year (specifically behavior-related) bring an abundance of joy or way too many regrets? I hope you’re among those in the “abundance of joy” group. But if 2023 was a tough year, I pray 2024 will be better. Perhaps you’ve been struggling with a temptation that has had such a tight grip on you that you’ve just about decided to stop resisting it. Or you continue to give in to a behavior, even though you hate yourself every time you do. Many of us struggle with actions we’re not proud of. Whether they’re as addictive as pornography or as destructive as being disrespectful to our spouse, sinful deeds leave us feeling ashamed and hopeless. Why do we