Whether you’re the type to set resolutions or not, here are five simple verses to guide your walk this year and beyond.
Can you believe another year has passed already? It seems like yesterday that I was starting my prayer journal for the year. Maybe the day before that since I graduated college.
Well, it’s that time of year again—even if it doesn’t feel like it. That time when we look at the past year in all it’s glory and decide what to do differently for the new one. This is the part in previous posts when I’d tell you that I’m not much of a resolutions person, but I think I gotta quit saying that at this point.
Sometimes my resolutions are more loose than say I will read the Bible in exactly one year. I did do that one year, but it ended up taking me a year and a half. Hey, it got done. Progress is progress as they say.
I haven’t figured out what my resolutions are for this year are quite yet or if I’ll set any per se. However, I thought it’d be nice to make a different kind of list in the mean time—one that’s completely Scripture-focused.
Even if I don’t figure out what resolutions to adopt this year, I can never go wrong with these scriptures.
Verses to Live By
Now that I think about it, these scriptures make perfect resolutions for the year—and beyond (because we all know how quickly time seems to pass these days).
Do you normally make resolutions? What are yours this year? Let me know in the comments below.
More reading…
- Wisdom for the Trials of Life by Dr. Charles Stanley at In Touch Ministries
- Resolutions: Starting the New Year with a Bang from HISsparrowBlog
- 5 Bad Habits I Want to Break This Year from HISsparrowBlog
- Fear’s Worst Fear: 9 Verses for the Fight from HISsparrowBlog
I frequently link up with the following: Grace & Truth with Embracing the Unexpected, Tell His Story with Jeanne Takenaka, and Let’s Have Coffee with Joanne Viola.
Great verses to live by this year and every year. One of my favorite verses I live by daily is Joshua 1:9; “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not be terrified or dismayed (intimidated), for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
Resolutions…not so much however, plans, goals, ideas to explore, things I want to do etc.
I love that verse, Yvonne!
My one word for 2022 is “Wait” so these verses reminded me of my word, which I appreciated. Perhaps the only resolution we need to make this year is to remain faithful to Him.
That’s a wonderfully hard word, Joanne! 😉 Thank you for commenting!
These are all such powerful verses and some of my favorites!
Thanks for stopping in, Lisa! Always encouraged to hear from you.
I never make resolutions, and I’ve never chosen a one word for the year either. But there have been several years the Lord gave me a Bible verse for the year. And that really helped me meditate and focus on God’s Word more than ever. I love the list you have put together here.
I’ve never done the one word for the year either. Using a verse is a wonderful idea! Thanks for stopping in!
Excellent verses for 2022 and beyond (2 Timothy is one of my life verses). I try to stick with something positive at the outset of a new year but, for me, firm resolutions don’t work. However, I have adopted the word of the year practice, which is centering for me throughout the year.
That’s a wonderful verse! Thank you so much for stopping by!
Indeed these are precious verses of encouragement…thk you
I’m so glad you were encouraged, Jan!
Great verses! I don’t do resolutions, but I did do One Word last year and thoroughly enjoyed it, so I’m doing it again this year.
That’s wonderful, Lisa! I haven’t tried the one-word resolution yet; I’m still having trouble wrapping my mind around just one word. Maybe one day? Blessings to you.
I love these verses. Thank you for sharing. Blessings.
Thanks for stopping in, Paula!