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Reach for Unique New Yearโs Resolutions
What are the Most Popular New Yearโs Resolutions?- Eat Healthier
- Exercise more
- Live on a budget
- Make more money
- Sleet better
- Read More
- Make new friends
- Learn a new skill
- Find Love
Why have a New Yearโs Resolution anyway?
Did I mention the love-hate relationship with resolutions NYE? I didnโt see the point until I heard famous quotes that could easily have been new year resolution quotesNorman Vincent Peale โShoot for the moon. Even if you miss, youโll land among the stars.โ Benjamin Franklin โIf you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.โThey sound clichรฉ, but I wasnโt really getting anywhere in life and I needed to start dreaming again. Can you relate? I started making unique new yearโs resolutions to be a better person and reach my dreams. As you make plans,dream God-sized dreams I hope you will love these new year bible verses!
โโBehold, I will do something new, Now it will spring forth; Will you not be aware of it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness, Rivers in the desert.โ (Isaiah 43:19 NASB) โFor I know the plans that I have for you,โ declares the Lord, โplans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.โ (Jeremiah 29:11 NASB)
Do you need a New Year Bible Study?
Joy is the word God has been teaching me about this year. Iโve pulled together 30 passages that have helped me learn what Joy is, Find ways to have joy in any circumstance and shine out the Joy of the Lord to others. Iโd love to give you this Reading and Journaling Plan!How do you create a successful New Years Resolution?
I highly suggest you ditch the old standbys. The most common New Yearโs Resolutions are not the best New Yearโs Resolutions for everyday people! Those types of goals are just too high and lofty. They are just exhausted, expected NYE resolutions and who needs them?!?!?!? Not us ๐ Instead, why not think up some creative New Years Resolutions? I will share some of mine from this past year and give you a glimpse into the next season and why God is directing me that way. I think they are Unique and apply very specifically to Christian Women. Sorry guys ๐Unique New Yearโs Resolution list for Christian Women
Now Iโm not saying there are specifically Christian new year resolutions, but Christian principles teach us to plan and dream and follow Godโs example of both.โThe plans of the diligent lead surely to advantage, But everyone who is hasty comes surely to poverty.โ (Proverbs 21:5 NASB)My top 10 New Yearโs Resolutions last year were:
- Love others better by forgiving.
- Zero in on my Identity in Christ
- Find One way each month to walk in it more intentionally.
- Treat my body as the temple of God
- Plan one healthy change each month this year.
- Have fun with my kids.
- Plan one fun mommy-daughter date with them each month this year
- Improve my marriage.
- Grow closer to God.
- Try Bible Journaling.
- Schedule a fast one time each month.
- Go deeper in prayer over my own life and my family.
- Mix it up in my quiet time.
How do you accomplish New Yearโs Resolutions?
Last year I used a Planner to help with setting goals for the New Year! It was inexpensive, easy to use and beautiful! Check out my review of the Beyond Blessed Life Planner here or go directly to the Planner here!- 1st โ pick realistic goals that fit your lifestyle.
- Know yourself. Push yourself a bit. Allow room for grace when life gets crazy and you need to shift.
- 2nd โ Get some accountability.
- Find friends with similar goals. Join groups with like-minded Christian Women all striving in the same direction. Be a part of the local Church โ hypocrites and all โ to be encouraged and lifted up weekly.
- 3rd โ Look back at what God has accomplished in your life this year.
- When I look back I see Godโs hand all over the year and it allows me to remember I am not in this alone. God has me, has had me and will have me forever amen.
New Yearโs Resolutions to Grow in Faith personally
- Regular times of fasting and praying scripture
- Do you need a prayer journal to help you make this resolution? Check out the Strategic Prayer Journal in the HopeJoyinChrist Shop
- Meditate on the word instead of plowing through a chapter a day.
- Memorize 12 verses this year โ One each month.
Healthy New Yearโs Resolutions
- Continue making one small change each month instead of a weight loss new yearโs resolution.
- Engage in the FREE Facebook group (Christian Weight Loss for Women with Faithful Finish Lines) for accountability and support in my fitness new yearโs resolutions (walk 30 minutes every day)
New Yearโs Resolutions for a Prayer Ministry (I lead this at our church)
- Clarify our purpose, connect with the needs of our members.
- Invite more in โ focus on the younger women.
New Yearโs Resolutions for Biblical Parenting
- Think about the rules we have as a family โ do they make sense.
- Create a family mission statement with the end goal in mind.
- Spend more time at home having fun. Playing games with the kids. Watching old shows together as a family.
New Yearโs Resolutions for a Christian Marriage
- Improve Effective Communication (whew thatโs a mouthful)
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- I am planning to take this E-Course Boost Your LibidoReboot our Sex life.
New Yearโs Resolutions for a Christian Blog, Faith Blog, Author, Blog Coach, Blog Mentor, and online ministry
It is so hard to qualify what I do online. Anyone else a Faith Blogger? Iโm not really a mommy blogger โ I donโt have all the parenting answers (I have lots of questions, but not so much tried and true answers). My passion is to help women grow in their faith. It brings me joy to give them practical tools to use to reach the next level in their relationship with God. Another passion is to give Wives Practical tools, help, advice, to improve (choose Hope and Joy in) their Christian Marriage in every season. This year we learned the hard way that doing all of that online costs money so part of my goals this year is to share resources the will support the cost of this site. Blog Goals for Next Year- Teach Fasting and Prayer, Strategic Prayer Strategies, Write a book to let others have easy access to these tools.
- Mentor wives in the areas of Communication and Forgiveness.
- Coach other Faith Bloggers, writers, influencers to grow their online ministry.
Then I have a set of funny new yearโs resolutions just because
Christians can and should have the most funโฆ I believe that!- I want to laugh more this year โ take myself less seriously.
- Connect with friends more โ face to face!
- Routinely Fast from Social Media to make time for real people in my life.
- Let people in on the real problems in our life instead of highlighting the successes only
Tiffany of Hope Joy in Christ inspires Christian Women to grow in faith, live out Biblical Marriage Principles and raise Godly Children.ย Join the Wives Only Facebook Group here or keep up with her through Pinterest.
Forgiving others and knowing our identity in Christ were great goals for you to have last year. I’ve made similar goals with the Lord by using a vision board, cutting out magazine pictures of what God wants me to do in the new year.
I love that idea it is one we are thinking about as a family!
I like the scripture you quoted. It is very encouraging “Behold, I will do something new, Now it will spring forth; Will you not be aware of it?” It tells me I would be enabled to perform my New Year resolution of engaging in more Bible study. Thanks for the reminder.
Yes, Ingrid, I needed to be reminded too! Letting go of this past year is hard… but God has something new!
I like the structure you are aiming to bring into your life. I too want to do similarly. My focus for 2019 will be on the spiritual development of my family.
A fantastic Goal Ingrid! And a high calling for sure!
I LOVE these resolutions, especially as a young Christian woman. I’ve stopped making resolutions for myself years ago, but I do still create Vision Boards. I still believe that it is important to follow Habakkuk 2:2. However, I love the resolutions of loving others more, growing closer to God, and improving my Christian journey. This was truly inspirational. God bless you!
I can’t wait to create a vision board, Amber! It is a plan we have to help our kids set goals!
So much easier to start with suggestions for resolutions/goals. Thanks for the start.
So glad it helped Jorina!
I love these Christ-centered goals. Especially being able to involve the whole family!
Absolutly my favorite part too!
Number four and number 5 are on my list!
Love that Rachel!