New Year New Habits
New Year New Habits
Which of these speaks to you in 2025?
It's a New Year! That means it's time for New Year's Resolutions!
How many of your New Year's Resolutions focused on growing closer to God?
Here are some ideas to incorporate that might help you grow closer to God in the new year.
How many of your New Year's Resolutions focused on growing closer to God?
Here are some ideas to incorporate that might help you grow closer to God in the new year.
New Year's Resolution Ideas
- Make a disciplined commitment to read scripture for 15 minutes every day at the same time of day, 7 days a week.
- Pray throughout the day--maybe set a reminder on your phone every hour.
- Have a set time to pray for 10 to 15 minutes daily.
- Set up an accountability partner!! Discuss what you each want to focus on and plan to connect daily, weekly, monthly, etc.
- Become a blessing to your neighbors and local community by downloading the BLESS App and becoming a Light for St. Paul's Lutheran Church. The BLESS App sends you daily prayers and reminders to pray for your neighbors. It takes less than five minutes a day to live out their first principle of Begin with Prayer.
What Should I read?
- Join Pastor David in the One Year Chronological Bible plan in 2025. The YouVersion Bible App is easy to install and use.
- Starting in the book of John and blossoming off of that will be much easier than most other strategies.
- Sarah Young's books, especially Jesus Calling, in my experience, are very helpful and provide positive guidance.
- There are also free devotionals that we leave out in the Gathering Space.
- The Church subscribes to RIGHT NOW MEDIA which is free for members you can sign up for free through our website linked above. RIGHT NOW Media has all kinds of bible studies, devotionals, and content for kids.
What Bible Should I get?
- The YouVersion Bible APP mentioned in Pastor David's last sermon is free and has an audio option that you can listen to and easily incorporate into your daily routines. YouVersion also has an interactive Bible App for kids.
- The NLT application comes highly recommended.
- Study Bible by Tyndale
- Biblegateway.com has almost all of the versions available for free
When Should I Read?
For most--one's best reading is not right before you are ready to doze off.
Connect reading to a habit you already have, first thing in the morning, while you eat breakfast, right after dinner, or anytime when you can be focused and consistent are all good times to consider incorporating reading into your routine. What works best for you?
Do it with the same commitment you have to brushing your teeth. Think of it as "brushing your spirit."
Connect reading to a habit you already have, first thing in the morning, while you eat breakfast, right after dinner, or anytime when you can be focused and consistent are all good times to consider incorporating reading into your routine. What works best for you?
Do it with the same commitment you have to brushing your teeth. Think of it as "brushing your spirit."
Hopefully, these tips help you make a plan to grow your relationship with God this coming year!
God Bless,
T^3 MAT and some previous notes from Pastor Paul
God Bless,
T^3 MAT and some previous notes from Pastor Paul
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