My first "Resolution"

Today I was reading in 2 Peter 1:5-8 and decided to make a New Year's Resolution. I have never in my lifetime actually made a New Year's Resolution. I guess I knew I would never keep them so what was the point. But this resolution is one worth keeping, I think. Cause there is a cool reward if I do. (You know things always seem better and more appealing if there is a reward...something that works out for your benefit in the end.) This is what I read: "Because you have these blessings, do your best to add these things to your lives: to your faith, add goodness; and to your goodness, add knowledge; and to your knowledge, add self-control; and to your self-control, add patience; and to your patience, add service for God; and to your service for God, add kindness for your brothers and sisters in Christ; and to this kindness add love. If all these things are in you and are growing, they will help you to be USEFUL and PRODUCTIVE in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ." It was like God said, focus on adding these things to your life this year. I know it isn't easy, but my goal is not to just add those things to my life but as it says, make sure it continues to GROW in my life. So your probably wondering...what do I benefit from this (I said I would be rewarded for this) A few verses later Peter says: "If you do all these things YOU WILL NEVER FALL" I'm all in for that!