Walking with God in 2026: Why Micah 6:8 Might Be the Only Resolution You Need

Hey, friend.

January 9th is known as National Quitter’s Day—the day most people have already quit their resolutions. The gym membership goes unused. The reading plan gets abandoned. The ambitious goals that felt so motivating on January 1st now feel like weights we can’t carry.

Maybe you’re reading this and thinking, “Yep, that’s me.” The Bible reading plan you started with such good intentions already feels impossible. You’ve missed a few days, and now you’re so far behind that catching up seems pointless.

If that’s you, friend—you’re not the only one.

I’ve been there. And I was there last week.

God wants to free us from the pressure to prove we’re “good Christians.” All He wants is a faithful relationship.

What God Actually Requires

This verse has nothing to do with doing more—or reading faster. It’s from Micah 6:8:

He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

Micah 6:8

Walk humbly with thy God.

Not run. Not race. Not work.

Not impress Him with how much you can accomplish.

Just walk. Humbly. With Him.

There’s nothing frantic in this verse. No checklist. No pressure to keep up with what everyone else is doing. Just a clear, gracious invitation into a daily walk of faithfulness.

When I Realized I Couldn’t Do It

I recently got excited about a one hundred-day Bible reading plan in my Filament Bible. I could read the entire Bible in just over three months—how amazing would that be? I figured it’d be a quick way to see the full arc of God’s redemption story.

I made it eight chapters into Genesis before I hit a wall.

Sixteen chapters a day. Every single day.

While raising a kindergartener. Running a business. Juggling a part-time church job.

It didn’t take long before I hit a wall.

One night, already exhausted, I stared at the reading plan and realized: this isn’t going to work.

And trying to force it was only going to make me resent the very thing I love most—spending time in God’s Word.

God never asked me to do this. I did—because it sounded impressive.

Sure—it would be amazing.

But the pressure I was feeling? That wasn’t from Him.

It was from my overachieving self, trying to earn value God already gave me.

There is nothing I could ever do to prove my worth to God, because my worth doesn’t depend on what I do.

Humility Means Knowing Your Capacity

Walking humbly with God means being honest about where we are—right now.

Not where we wish we were. Not where someone else is.

Humility says, “Sixteen chapters a day isn’t realistic for me right now—and that’s okay.”

What matters is staying in God’s Word, in the season I’m in.

Don’t have an hour? Read for ten minutes.

Don’t have ten? Read for five.

Don’t have five today? Give yourself grace—and open it tomorrow.

Because the Lord just wants to meet you where you are in His Word.

He knows what your life is currently holding even better than you do.

Pray simple, honest prayers—no guilt, no theatrics. In the car, while you cook, brushing your teeth. Wherever you are, He’s there too.

Humility looks like showing up to church even when you’d rather stay home.

When you're tired. When your kid is cranky. When your week’s been one disaster after another.

Because God commands us not to forsake gathering together (Hebrews 10:25).

These small, faithful choices shape our walk with God far more than any ambitious reading goal ever could.

What Walking Humbly with God Actually Looks Like

Instead of diving into a plan I’m not ready for, I’m starting Year two of a three-year Bible reading plan.

It’s slower. It’s sustainable. And I’m actually retaining what I read.

I have time to think about it. To pause. To look up a word in the original language.

I’m not racing through just to check a box.

Some seasons make room for faster reading plans.

A retired widow might have the time for sixteen chapters a day.

A newlywed in a quiet season might fill her hours that way.

Good for her. But that’s not where I am right now.

Here’s the beautiful truth:

Neither the widow, the young bride, nor the busy mom honors God more than the others.

Faithfulness honors God. Not fast reading plans.

God isn’t measuring how quickly we read His Word. He’s not holding a stopwatch.

He’s inviting us to know Him. To walk with Him.

And He tells us we’ll find success when we meditate on His Word (Joshua 1:8).

Reading one passage with a willing heart honors Him just as much as reading ten chapters under strain.

Maybe more so.

God Wants Fellowship, Not Finished Checklists

Micah 6:8 doesn’t say “impress God” or “complete a checklist.”

It says walk. With Him.

Walking with God means living in a way that honors Him.

It’s not about distance or devotion stats—it’s about obedience.

It’s applying His Word to your relationships, your schedule, your season.

Practical Ways to Walk Humbly This Year

Here’s what walking humbly has looked like for me:

• Pick a pace that matches your season.
  Not what sounds impressive. Not what your friend is doing.
  One chapter a day. One Psalm a week. One Proverb a morning.
  Whatever keeps you coming back.
• Show up on the dry days.
  Faithfulness isn’t about motivation. It’s opening your Bible when it feels hard.
  Praying when you don’t have words. Going to church when staying home sounds easier.
  That’s the soil where God grows us.
• Give yourself grace.
  You’ll miss days. Get behind. Forget. That’s okay.
  Humility means admitting you're human—and starting again.
  God’s mercies are new every morning.
• Remember—it’s about Him, not you.
  This isn’t about becoming a “better Christian.”
  It’s about knowing Jesus more deeply. That’s it.
  And if you keep walking? You will know Him more. Despite yourself.
  That’s the beauty of Christ—and you can rest in it.

Small Steps. Daily Faithfulness. Big Eternal Impact.

Most spiritual growth doesn’t feel dramatic.

It feels quiet. Ordinary.

You read a few verses. Whisper a short prayer.

You show up to church.

And nothing earth-shattering happens.

But over time—over weeks and months and years—these small acts of faithfulness gently shape us into the likeness of Christ.

God uses what feels small to do what is eternal.

He doesn’t need us to be spectacular.

He just wants us to be faithful.

If You’ve Already Quit—Read This

Already behind? Already quit?

You’re not a failure. You’re not alone.

(Ask me how I know—I abandoned a reading plan on Day one.)

Start again. Today.

Not with a perfect plan. With one small, honest step.

Because fellowship with God matters more than any date on the calendar.

National Quitter’s Day has passed.

But God’s mercies are new this morning.

And you still have three hundred fifty-four days left this year.

Start again. Today.

Open your Bible and read one chapter.

Pray one honest prayer.

Make a plan to be at church this Sunday.

Walk humbly with your God.

Not perfectly. Not impressively.

Just humbly. Steadily. Faithfully.

He’s walking with you.

And that’s enough.

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