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As we enter a new year, here are 12 Bible verses for mothers. My hope is that these scriptures will encourage you, challenge you, and spur you on in your walk with Christ this year. You can also download your own set of FREE printable Bible Verse cards to help you meditate on these scriptures!
If there is one thing that I have learned since becoming a mom – and especially since becoming a stay-at-home mom, it is that I simply cannot do this motherhood (or wife, or friend, or any other thing) thing on my own.
I have too often fought and striven to do more and be more in my own strength. Looking up cleaning schedules or reading the routines of other moms who seem to have it all together in the hopes that if I could just get myself together, I could be better.
But, at the end of the day, there is ONE THING that I have found to be essential to my success as a mom, wife, friend, etc. And that is spending time with God in prayer and in His word on a regular basis. Meditating on Bible verses, praying scripture, and committing those words to memory.
Truly, this is the number one thing that continues to help me find joy in motherhood and marriage and everything else – even on hard and long days.
My Original Intent Behind These Bible Verses for Moms
My Original Intent Behind These Bible Verses for MomsTruth be told, I wanted to have these verses up WAY earlier – even before the new year if I could. This would let us go through one verse per month for the whole year.
That obviously didn’t happen. But, even still, I want to share these verses here as a way to encourage you in your walk this year.
Why We Need to Stay in the Word
The Bible tells us that:
“All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” 2 Timothy 3:16-17
Can we agree that motherhood is good work? And what mom doesn’t want to be thoroughly equipped for the job?
But, let’s be real, how often do we feel completely out of our element and unequipped even for the basic parts of motherhood – much less those really hard days?
12 Bible Verses for Moms: One Verse a Month for the Year
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.” Colossians 3:23-24
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6
“The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:23
“Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:29-30
“But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in your weakness.’ Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.” 2 Corinthians 12:9
“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!” Philippians 4:4
“Let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Galatians 6:9
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7
“Finally brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things.” Philippians 4:8
“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as Christ God forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32
“No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.” Hebrews 12:11
“The end of a matter is better than its beginning and patience is better than pride.” Ecclesiastes 7:8
Here are some practical ways to use these verses to encourage you, challenge you, and thoroughly equip you this year.
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- Commit to memorizing one verse a month.
- Print these verses or write them on note cards and put them in places you’ll be sure to see them.
- On your bathroom mirror, above your sink, in your planner – anywhere you’ll see it often will help remind you of it often.
- Meditate on one verse each month.
- Meditate simply means to think deeply about something. As you read each verse, ask God to show you what it means and how you can apply it to your daily life.
- Spend some time writing your own response to the verse in a prayer journal.
- Talk with your spouse or friends about what you are learning through the verses.
- Join our mailing list below specifically for these monthly verses and you’ll get a FREE printable with each month’s verse and related encouragement each month for the year!
Be sure to download this FREE printable with all the Bible Verse cards here!
God is faithful, my friend. He has called you to this motherhood gig. He will equip you for the work He has prepared for you. Let’s get in His word and trust him to do the work this year!
