What does the Bible say about consistency?
Be honest! Do you want more consistency in your walk with Jesus? Are you weary of your fluctuating commitment and the hot-and-cold, up-and-down relationship with the Lord? If so, these Scriptures can help you. Before we dive in, let’s be honest about something. We all make time for what matters most. Here’s a simple example: if you spend all day watching Netflix, you’re not only filling your mind with its content, but you’re also leaving less time for prayer and the Word. Even if you carve out time, you’ve trained yourself to crave Netflix, so prayer might feel dull or exhausting.
To truly encounter God daily, you need to consistently prepare yourself for that encounter. When you build a habit, it becomes easier and more enjoyable. Consistency in your faith fosters intimacy with Jesus. Tonight, bring your Bible and find a quiet moment to be alone. Do it again tomorrow, and the next day, until it feels natural. I encourage you not just to read these Scriptures but to put them into practice today.
1. 1 Corinthians 15:58 (NIV) – “Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.”
2. James 1:4 (ESV) – “And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.”
3. Hebrews 12:1 (NASB) – “Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.”
4. Galatians 6:9 (NKJV) – “And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.”
5. Psalm 119:15 (KJV) – “I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.”
6. Colossians 4:2 (NLT) – “Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart.”
7. Proverbs 4:25-26 (NIV) – “Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways.”
8. Luke 18:1 (ESV) – “And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.”
9. Psalm 119:97 (NASB) – “O how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day.”
10. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 (NKJV) – “Pray without ceasing.”
11. Joshua 1:8 (KJV) – “This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.”
12. Philippians 4:6 (NLT) – “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.”
13. Psalm 1:2 (NIV) – “But whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night.”
14. Romans 12:12 (ESV) – “Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.”
15. James 5:11 (NASB) – “We count those blessed who endured. You have heard of the endurance of Job and have seen the outcome of the Lord’s dealings, that the Lord is full of compassion and is merciful.”
16. Psalm 119:112 (NKJV) – “I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes forever, to the very end.”
17. Acts 17:11 (KJV) – “These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.”
18. Ephesians 6:18 (NLT) – “Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere.”
19. Psalm 119:148 (NIV) – “My eyes stay open through the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promises.”
20. Hebrews 10:23 (ESV) – “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.”
21. Psalm 5:3 (NASB) – “In the morning, O Lord, You will hear my voice; in the morning I will order my prayer to You and eagerly watch.”
22. 2 Timothy 2:15 (NKJV) – “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”
23. Daniel 6:10 (KJV) – “Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.”
24. Psalm 119:164 (NLT) – “I will praise you seven times a day because all your regulations are just.”
25. Luke 11:3 (NIV) – “Give us each day our daily bread.”
26. 2 Timothy 2:13 (ESV) – “If we are faithless, he remains faithful—for he cannot deny himself.”
27. Psalm 119:20 (NASB) – “My soul is crushed with longing after Your ordinances at all times.”
28. 1 Chronicles 16:11 (NKJV) – “Seek the Lord and His strength; seek His face continually.”
29. Psalm 89:8 (KJV) – “O Lord God of hosts, who is a strong Lord like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?”
30. Acts 2:42 (NLT) – “All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer.”
31. Hebrews 6:11-12 (NIV) – “We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, so that what you hope for may be fully realized. We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.”
32. Psalm 55:17 (ESV) – “Evening and morning and at noon I utter my complaint and moan, and he hears my voice.”
33. Psalm 119:5 (NASB) – “Oh that my ways may be established to keep Your statutes!”
34. Mark 1:35 (NKJV) – “Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed.”
35. Psalm 119:47 (KJV) – “And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.”
36. Colossians 3:16 (NLT) – “Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts.”
37. Proverbs 8:17 (NIV) – “I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.”
38. Psalm 119:10 (ESV) – “With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments!”
39. 1 Samuel 12:23 (NASB) – “Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you; but I will instruct you in the good and right way.”
40. Psalm 119:147 (NKJV) – “I rise before the dawning of the morning, and cry for help; I hope in Your word.”