Countdown Reflections to 2025

About 35 hours left until 2025 as I post this.

Each hour, let’s reflect, connect, and have fun with a simple activity and a Bible verse to inspire us.

35 Hours to Go

➡️ Write down three things you’re thankful for.

📖 “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” (1 Thessalonians 5:18)

34 Hours to Go

➡️ Send a kind message to someone.

📖 “Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.” (Proverbs 16:24)

33 Hours to Go

➡️ Reflect on God’s faithfulness this year.

📖 “The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; His mercies never come to an end.” (Lamentations 3:22)

32 Hours to Go

➡️ Sing or listen to a worship song.

📖 “Sing to the LORD, all the earth; proclaim His salvation day after day.” (1 Chronicles 16:23)

31 Hours to Go

➡️ Play a silly Bible-themed game (e.g., charades).

📖 “A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.” (Proverbs 17:22)

30 Hours to Go

➡️ Share your favorite Bible verse from 2024.

📖 “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” (Psalm 119:105)

29 Hours to Go

➡️ Make a creative prayer list for 2025.

📖 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.” (Philippians 4:6)

28 Hours to Go

➡️ Go outside or look out a window and thank God for His creation.

📖 “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.” (Psalm 19:1)

27 Hours to Go

➡️ Write a short thank-you note to God.

📖 “Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and His courts with praise! Give thanks to Him; bless His name!” (Psalm 100:4)

26 Hours to Go

➡️ Challenge someone to share a blessing from 2024.

📖 “Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits.” (Psalm 103:2)

25 Hours to Go

➡️ Do something kind for a family member.

📖 “Let all that you do be done in love.” (1 Corinthians 16:14)

24 Hours to Go

➡️ Reflect on how God has worked through challenges this year.

📖 “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him.” (Romans 8:28)

23 Hours to Go

➡️ Play Bible trivia together.

📖 “I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.” (Psalm 119:11)

22 Hours to Go

➡️ Share your favorite parable or Bible story.

📖 “The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.” (Psalm 119:130)

21 Hours to Go

➡️ Memorize a short Bible verse together.

📖 “Be still, and know that I am God.” (Psalm 46:10)

20 Hours to Go

➡️ List ways you want to serve others in 2025.

📖 “Serve one another humbly in love.” (Galatians 5:13)

19 Hours to Go

➡️ Pray for someone specific.

📖 “The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.” (James 5:16)

18 Hours to Go

➡️ Describe God’s character in three words.

📖 “For the LORD is good; His steadfast love endures forever, and His faithfulness to all generations.” (Psalm 100:5)

17 Hours to Go

➡️ Write down one lesson God taught you this year.

📖 “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” (Psalm 90:12)

16 Hours to Go

➡️ Challenge someone to recall a Bible promise.

📖 “For no matter how many promises God has made, they are ‘Yes’ in Christ.” (2 Corinthians 1:20)

15 Hours to Go

➡️ Reflect on one way you grew in faith.

📖 “But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” (2 Peter 3:18)

14 Hours to Go

➡️ Pray for a fresh start in 2025.

📖 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” (2 Corinthians 5:17)

13 Hours to Go

➡️ Encourage someone with a verse.

📖 “Therefore encourage one another and build one another up.” (1 Thessalonians 5:11)

12 Hours to Go

➡️ Do a mini gratitude journal session.

📖 “Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; for His steadfast love endures forever!” (1 Chronicles 16:34)

11 Hours to Go

➡️ Look up “Hope” in the Bible and share one verse.

📖 “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him.” (Romans 15:13)

10 Hours to Go

➡️ Play a game of “Guess the Bible character.”

📖 “But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” (2 Peter 3:18)

9 Hours to Go

➡️ Write down one goal for your spiritual life in 2025.

📖 “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness.” (Matthew 6:33)

8 Hours to Go

➡️ Pray for guidance for the year ahead.

📖 “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” (Psalm 119:105)

7 Hours to Go

➡️ Reflect on what “joy” means to you.

📖 “The joy of the LORD is your strength.” (Nehemiah 8:10)

6 Hours to Go

➡️ Plan a family worship night for the new year.

📖 “As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” (Joshua 24:15)

5 Hours to Go

➡️ Share a favorite Bible song or hymn.

📖 “Sing to the LORD, for He has done glorious things.” (Isaiah 12:5)

4 Hours to Go

➡️ Draw or write something inspired by a Bible verse.

📖 “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1)

3 Hours to Go

➡️ Pray for peace in the world and in your home.

📖 “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.” (John 14:27)

2 Hours to Go

➡️ List five blessings for 2025 in faith.

📖 “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” (Hebrews 11:1)

1 Hour to Go

➡️ Celebrate the new year with a prayer of thanksgiving!

📖 “Let everything that has breath praise the LORD!” (Psalm 150:6)

Happy New Year! 🎉

Begin 2025 with love, joy, and gratitude, trusting God in all things.