Have you made plans for 2025? I haven’t unless you count the unfinished plans for 2024.

Do you have any leftover plans?

One thing I have planned for the coming year, and every year, is to delve even deeper into God’s Word than I did the year before. Studying helps my mind and spirit connect with the Lord and His purpose for me. I’ve listed below several verses I find helpful in my yearlong journey. Why not share yours in the comments?

Studying

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. Psalm 119:105

Keeping His Word before me ensures I remain faithful to His purpose for my life.

Memorization

Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. Psalm 119:11

The Word will keep me from unsavory paths where danger awaits.

Prayer

Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; Ephesians 6:18

Time spent in prayer is never wasted. It is a privilege to converse with the Lord. He hears my prayers.

Fasting

Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. Matthew 6:16

And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hundred. Matthew 4:2

As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away. Acts 13:2-3

Fasting is beneficial to the body and spirit. It is a discipline the New Testament believers practiced, including Jesus. It truly makes a difference in my walk with the Lord.

Recalling

Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. For he that is dead is freed from sin. Romans 6:6-7

God’s Word teaches me I have been forgiven and set free. I am no longer a slave to sin, serving an evil taskmaster. I am a child of light. I have a choice to do good or evil. By God’s grace, I can overcome and live in victory!

Your Turn

Now that I’ve shared a few verses that keep me moving forward in my walk with the Lord, why not share yours. Which one is sustaining you on your journey thus far?

All scriptures are taken from the King James Version Bible.