Prairie Hills Covenant Church

New Year’s resolution. It is famously known as a set of goals that we get pumped to achieve for the new year, but it would last only for one or two months. I remember the gym I used to attend was usually full with people in January and February. All the gym classes are full, and there are always people using treadmills and elliptical machines. I assume this is because many people put exercise or work out on their New Year’s resolution. Seriously, it is the busiest time in any gyms. But when March comes around, the people stop coming. There are treadmills and elliptical machines available anytime again. The gym becomes an ‘empty’ place again. The sad thing is, we come up with an obvious excuse: we are too busy in our lives. All the hype, excitement, and decision disappear or get postponed with this excuse. This is what was happening when Haggai was prophesying; people were busy with their lives and they did not have time for rebuilding the Second Temple. The Israelites lost their priorities by trying to sati