35 Bible Verses To Celebrate Turning 35 With Faith, Hope and Love
Birthdays always leave me filled with hope and quite sentimental. I love how this day serves as an indicator (often, otherwise overlooked) of all we have encountered within the past year.
It is so easy, especially the older we get and the more responsibilities we have (hello motherhood), to lose sight of all the incredible blessings we have been lavished with. Whether you have had to navigate financial difficulty, grief, fertility agony, or any other endless hardship – I am willing to bet that there was some sliver of hope wedged within the past year that encouraged you to continue on.
And ya know what? I am right there with you, friend.
A life with Christ is not usually marked by ease and prosperity. On the contrary, the Bible declares that we will face many trials and tribulations – but to take heart, because Jesus has overcome it all (John 16:33).
My birthday twin, Anne Wilson, shared a post with 21 verses for her 21st birthday, and I thought it was beautiful and brilliant. As I celebrate my 35th year, I reflect on all that the Lord has brought me through. The good, the bad, and the ugly.
I have been blessed beyond measure and I know that it is all because of His grace. In honor of my 35th year, I wanted to share 35 of my favorite Bible verses with you all. I pray that these verses will encourage and uplift you as they have me.
Before the celebrations begin..
- I always encourage proper study and exegesis of these verses. Do not just take them at face value. If one stands out, look into word studies, commentaries, and more to really find the history and context of the verse.
- These verses are listed in NO particular order
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35 Bible Verses To Celebrate Turning 35 With Faith, Hope and Love
- ”For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
Ephesians 2:10 - ”And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 4:19 - ”Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
1 Thessalonians 5:18 - ”Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”
Philippians 4:6 - ”And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”
Romans 8:28 - ”Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.”
Proverbs 3:5-6 - ”Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!””
Psalm 46:10 - ”’Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.'”
Jeremiah 33:3 - ”Jesus looked at them intently and said, ‘Humanly speaking, it is impossible.’ But with God everything is possible.'”
Matthew 19:26 - ”’I can do all this through him who gives me strength.'”
Philippians 4:13 - ”’My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.'”
2 Corinthians 12:9 - “‘Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself.’ ‘Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.'”
Matthew 6:34 - “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.””
Matthew 6:19-21 - So prepare your minds for action and exercise self-control. Put all your hope in the gracious salvation that will come to you when Jesus Christ is revealed to the world.”
1 Peter 1:13 - You shall be holy to me, for I the Lord am holy and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be mine.”
Leviticus 20:26 - Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 - For I will be merciful toward their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more.”
Hebrews 8:12 - Remember the wondrous works that he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he uttered,
Psalm 105:5 - Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to your steadfast love remember me, for the sake of your goodness, O Lord !
Psalm 25:7 - Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.
Proverbs 21:23 - Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
Ephesians 4:32 - Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all.
2 Thessalonians 3:16 - Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.
2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 - For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
Ephesians 6:12 - Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.
Ephesians 6:13 - For the day of the Lord is near upon all the nations. As you have done, it shall be done to you; your deeds shall return on your own head.
Obadiah 1:15 - But I will sing of your strength; I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning. For you have been to me a fortress and a refuge in the day of my distress.
Psalm 59:16 - For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
Galatians 5:13 - I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Galatians 2:20 - And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.’
Acts 2:21 (ESV) - “Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice, for the LORD has done great things!
Joel 2:21 (ESV) - He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding
Daniel 2:21 (ESV) - ‘but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. ‘
Hebrews 1:2 - ‘For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. ‘
Hebrews 4:12 - ‘We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain, ‘
Hebrews 6:19
As I embark on this new chapter of life, I’m reminded that no matter what the world throws my way, God is always with me. His love for me is unending and He has a plan for my life – even when things are tough and I can’t see it.
So as you read through these verses, know that whether you’re in a season of milestone celebrations or challenging transitions, God is walking alongside you every step of the way.
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