5 Bible Verses For Your New Year's Resolutions
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5 Bible Verses For Your New Year's Resolutions

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Sarah McKalip
Jan 16, 2017
Vincennes University
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5 Bible Verses For Your New Year's Resolutions
Sarah McKalip

So it's past January 1st and you've made your list of New Year's Resolutions and now we get to the hard part, how do we go about accomplishing and meeting our needs for the New Year? Simple, rely on God and don't quit when it gets difficult. Resolutions weren't made to be easy, change sometimes isn't easy but it's worth it if it's for the better.

I was sitting in Starbucks on December 31st reading 2nd Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ they're a new creation. Behold, the old has gone the new is come." When I think about this verse it reminds me of New Year's Resolutions. Whether you want physical change or emotional or spiritual change, this verse is relevant to New Year's Resolutions. When we change either spirit or body the old is gone and the new shows up for the better.

So as you begin your New Year's Resolutions, I just want to give encouraging bible verses to help get you through those moments when you want to quit, because whether it's getting closer to God or losing weight or getting closer to friends or finding that great job, these verses will encourage you to never quit!

1. 2nd Corinthians 5:17

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ they're new creation. Behold, the old has gone the new is come."

2. Philippians 4:13

"I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength."

3. Zechariah 4:6

"So he said to me, "This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: "Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit," says the Lord Almighty."

4. Matthew 17:20

"He replied, "Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you and if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain,"Move from here to there," and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."

5. Numbers 6:24-26

"The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face towards you and give you peace."

Keep pushing on towards your New Year's Resolutions it's only the beginning of a great year and like they say it's the beginning of a 365 page book, write a great one!




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