I do not know what the New Year holds for me, however, I know where I will spend it...

The "In Christ" fact is the vital side of the Plan of Redemption; it is always in the present tense.

"Wherefore if any man is in Christ he is a New Creation."

The New Birth is an "In Him" fact.

Righteousness comes to us, "In Him." 

"There is therefore now no condemnation to them the are in Christ."

When we were born again, we came into Christ.

That is the vine and the branch life.

You are grafted in to Christ.

You become a part of Christ. His nature flows through you.
His ability belongs to you.

Just as your blood flows through your body so does eternal life flow through you.

We cannot understand it any more than we can understand the circulation of blood in our own body.

It is, "In whom we have our Redemption"

Satan's dominion, power an authority are broken over you, "In Him."

"We are blessed with every spiritual blessing in Him."

We have come into the New Life of oneness "In Him."

"In Him was life and that life was the light of men."

I am "In Him."

In Him are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and life, and I am "In Him."

E.W. Kenyon
Artwork by Rick Fry

In the Old Testament, to behave differently required a name (nature) change - Abram to Abraham, Sarai to Sarah, Jacob to Israel.
We, New Testament people were crucified with Christ, buried with Christ and raised to new life in Christ. Scripture tells us we ARE a new creation, the old is gone the new has come. 
Our name change?
From In Adam to In Christ 
From Lost to Found
From Prodigal to Beloved Son and Daughter
Today, within you is everything you need for life and godliness (2 Peter 1:3). You can be every good thing you desire, for you already are. The source of the life you desire is within you and the fact that you desire this life is proof He is within. 
Walk in the truth as He is in the truth.

From E. Stanley Jones: "Forgive me when I put the blame elsewhere than on me for the way I am."
I think the hardest thing in this life is to realize we were not created to live independent of God and when we do often life goes wrong - or we experience life, "wrongly". 
Consider: In this life you will have tribulation, BUT be of good cheer…, and, Lord if it is possible remove this cup, BUT not my will but Yours…. 
It isn't in our identifying our victimhood or past, but uncovering those hidden lies and beliefs that are affecting us. IF we could get past our defense mechanisms and see what is there we could process, grieve, accept, forgive, learn, grow, change and move forward. It is in our desperate attempts to hold the pieces together that we fall further apart, kick, scream and blame in our temper tantrum. After all, it's about us, right?
Rather, it is in release and rest we find that He has always held us together - He knit us together and our essence can never be lost.
In returning (to your Creator) and rest (He's got you and your best interests at heart) you will be saved (liberated, freed). 
It isn't in holding your edges close to protect yourself, but rather in exposing your nakedness with Him that you find yourself fully covered, protected and prospered in Him. 
The problem isn't outside. It isn't your circumstances. We experience our life as troubling. We blame others. We lash out at those times we lose sight of the great love He has for us. These are times we have forgotten the intimacy we have with Him and chosen to live our lives independently. 
Perichoresis, a view of the Trinity defined by Alister McGrath, "allows the individuality of the persons to be maintained, while insisting that each person shares in the life of the other two.” 
In living intimately with God, in the presence of His indwelling Spirit, we do not lose who we are, rather we are elevated to live our lives from Him, in Him and with Him. From this place, we live life at its fullest and find we can survive and even thrive in life’s difficulties.