What do you do when you want to enhance your relationship with God? Have you thought about setting some spiritual goals? The start of a new year is a perfect time to reflect on the previous year and make some decisions for the new year. According to sources, the top 10 New Year’s Resolutions for 2022 were: (1) lose weight, (2) get organized, (3) spend less and save more, (4) enjoy life to the fullest, (5) stay fit and healthy, (6) learn something exciting, (7) quit smoking, (8) help others in their dreams, (9) fall in love, and (10) spend more time with family.
Sadly, “spiritual awakening,” “develop a closer relationship with God” and “pray” did not make the top 10 list last year.
We need to renew our minds and focus on the spiritual aspects of our lives. To achieve this let’s set some godly goals this new year. Godly or Spiritual goals are any intentions that you have related to discovering your purpose and living a meaningful life. They are the objectives we set to improve our relationship with him. It’s high time to invite God to be a part of our goals and get closer to the almighty.
Here are some spiritual goals you can set for 2023:
- Show Empathy to Others.
- Cultivate Solitude.
- Practice Gratitude.
- Spread Love.
- Get Your Priorities Straight.
- Strive to overcome one vice.
- Write in a Journal.
- Keep a journal of what God has done for you and others.
- Stand like your faith is unshakeable.
- Read one spiritual book per month.
- Spend some time reading the poetry of Mira Bai and Akka Mahadevi, the women writers who questioned authority.
- Practice forgiveness.
- Strive to be a blessing to others every single day.
- Donate to help the needy.
- Spend time in nature.
- Appreciate music and the arts.
- Unplug from tech. Take time each week to fully disconnect from technology and be present with those around you.
- Cut out food indulges (sweets, carbs).
- Fast from spending money (impulse buys, extra purchases, treats).
- Discover your hidden talent, your God’s gift.
- Wake early to spend quiet time with God.
- Bring a meal or help clean a sick person’s home.
- Increase your kindness.
- Get into a career that aligns with your calling.
- Celebrate that you are not a slave to sin or darkness anymore.
- Thrive in the knowledge you are free in the love of God.
- Choose good ways to infuse peace into your life and create a path for peace to be felt.
- Start living your purpose.
Do remember, it can be tempting to focus on physical improvement or anything else but spiritual growth is even more important because our souls will last forever while our bodies will return to dust.
So, what are your spiritual resolutions for the new year?