The calendar is a great grace to us in that it allows for us to make some decisions that have seriously long term benefits – eternal benefits in fact. We get to make some short term decisions about how we spend our time, talent and treasure in 2017 that can affect the kingdom of God. The point of our existence is not the pursuit of happiness but rather to fulfill that which God has planned for us. This means that our lives are best spent when we do what God wants us to do rather than just pursuing our best life in terms of pleasure, leisure and worldly success.