Very often the whole point of resolutions or goals is to improve “me”. Creating a change in our personal lives now, impacts the rest of our lives indefinitely. When we stop procrastinating now, we are able to get more done from here on out. When we purpose to get all those little things we’ve been avoiding done now, we have them off our backs forever. It’s amazing how good it feels to get something you’ve been avoiding done, by the way. Not that I have lots of things that I avoid doing or anything…ahem. So. Onto some personal character words for you to consider.
1. New
“And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.” – Psalm 40:3-4
“It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.” – Lamentations 3:22-23
2. Change
“But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.” – 2 Corinthians 3:18
3. Diligence
“Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.” – Proverbs 4:23-27
“But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the Lord charged you, to love the Lord your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.” – Joshua 22:5
“But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” – Hebrews 11:6
4. Contentment
“Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.” Philippians 4:11
5. Mercy
“Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father is also merciful.” – Luke 6:36
6. Courage
“Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.” – Deuteronomy 31:6
7. Generous
“Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.” – 1 Timothy 6:17-19
8. Gratitude
“Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;” – Ephesians 5:20
“Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.” – Colossians 2:7
9. Wait
“The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.” – Lamentations 3:25-26
Changing ourselves is impossible without the strength of our Lord (Philippians 4:13). May I encourage you to pick a verse that goes with your chosen word of the year to memorize. Then, when struggles come, repeat over and over in your head to overcome. I do this as I go to sleep at night now. I only have two verses memorize (pitiful, I know) so it’s pretty repetitive, but it works to keep my mind still focused on God.
Up next, Action-Packed One Words. See you Monday for those! Check out the rest of the series by visiting the Overview page!
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