Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Blessings For Your New Year

Purpose
As you complete your daily tasks, may you understand how they contribute to the larger purpose of your life. May you experience deep satisfaction as you discover and carry out your unique role.
(Psalm 25:12, 139:16; Jeremiah 29:11)

Fulfilling Work
May you take pleasure in all your work. May every task you undertake succeed, and may you enjoy the good things your labor supplies.
(Ecclesiastes 2:24; Psalm 128:2)

Physical Health
May you and those you love remain strong in body and free from disease. May those who suffer from injury or illness recover quickly and completely.
(3 John 1:2; Deuteronomy 7:15; Psalm 41:3)

Peace of Mind
May your mind and heart always be at rest. May gratitude and peace replace every anxious, fearful thought.
(2 Thessalonians 3:16; Philippians 4:6)

Good Relationships
May you be surrounded by loving, faithful, and supportive friends. Where relationships have been broken, may you find reconciliation and forgiveness.
(Proverbs 17:17; Ecclesiastes 4:9-12; Matthew 5:23-24)

Sufficient Resources
May you have exactly what you need for each day. May you become rich in every way so that you can share generously with others.
(Proverbs 30:8-9; Luke 11:3; 2 Corinthians 9:11)

Contentment
May you take pleasure in all the good things you have and discover the secret of being content in any and every situation.
(Ecclesiastes 5:19; 1 Timothy 6:7-8; Philippians 4:12)

Safety
May you and those you love be kept from violence, calamity, and loss. May those who seek to hurt you physically, mentally, or emotionally fail so that you may live securely, without the fear of harm.
(Psalm 12:5, 7; Job 11:18; Proverbs 1:33)

Laughter
May you laugh long and often. May each day be filled with gladness so that even your sorrows turn into joy.
(Proverbs 17:22; Ecclesiastes 9:7; Jeremiah 31:13)

Good Decisions
May you have wisdom to determine the best course of action in every situation. May you receive sound advice from those you ask for counsel.
(Ecclesiastes 8:5-6; Proverbs 15:22)

2 comments:

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Anonymous said...

WOW guys! What a great resource of Scriptures to start the New Year! May we be mindful of all of them and may they come to pass! Great job! I appreciate you ;o)
Amy