Bless the Lord, O my soul;
And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul,
And forget not all His benefits:
Who forgives all your iniquities,
Who heals all your diseases,
Who redeems your life from destruction,
Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,
Who satisfies your mouth with good things,
So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. The Lord executes righteousness
And justice for all who are oppressed.
He made known His ways to Moses,
His acts to the children of Israel.
The Lord is merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.
He will not always strive with us,
Nor will He keep His anger forever.He has not dealt with us according to our sins,Nor punished us according to our iniquities. For as the heavens are high above the earth,
So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him; As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us. As a father pities his children,
So the Lord pities those who fear Him.
For He knows our frame;
He remembers that we are dust.As for man, his days are like grass;
As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
For the wind passes over it, and it is gone,
And its place remembers it no more.
But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting
On those who fear Him,
And His righteousness to children’s children,
To such as keep His covenant,
And to those who remember His commandments to do them. The Lord has established His throne in heaven,
And His kingdom rules over all. Bless the Lord, you His angels,
Who excel in strength, who do His word,
Heeding the voice of His word.
Bless the Lord, all you His hosts,
You ministers of His, who do His pleasure.
Bless the Lord, all His works,
In all places of His dominion. Bless the Lord, O my soul! Amen!

For most people, it is a practice to make a new resolution. This resolution usually stems from reflecting on the previous year or years of their lives and how they could make good improvements in their lives for the new year.

A friend shared this joke with me that a new year resolution is a to-do list for the first week or so of January. I will strongly hope that will not be so for us. This year I will encourage all of us to set our heart to abide in God’s will all the days of our lives. For many who set New Year’s resolution, I will strongly suggest to make this a life long goal that is to abide in God’s will.

Here, I will share with you three (3) ways I have found to be helpful in my life as I seek to abide in God’s will in my life.

(1)The Peace of God is always present

One assurance I have found to be true that I am abiding in God’s will is His Peace that fills my heart even in the stormy situation. Philipians 4:6-7, Paul encourages the believers never to be anxious but in all things to pray and the peace of God that transcends all understanding will guide their hearts in Christ Jesus. When one is abiding in God’s will, God’s peace is always present to assure the person that God is in the midst, all will be well. The songwriter of “It is Well with My Soul” shares a great testimony of how the peace of God kept him when he lost it all. When life hits you the hardest, abiding in God’s will always keeps you in God’s peace.