As we step into a fresh year, many of us seek inspiration and guidance for the journey ahead. The Bible offers wisdom and encouragement that can help us navigate the challenges and opportunities we will face. These verses remind us of God’s promises, His plans for our lives, and the hope that comes with new beginnings.
Reflecting on these scriptures can provide strength and clarity as we set our intentions and goals for the year. Whether you are starting a new chapter in your career, personal life, or spiritual journey, these verses will inspire and uplift your spirit, reminding you that God is with you every step of the way.
You crown the year with your goodness, and your paths drip with abundance.
Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it?
Through the LORD’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.
So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
But those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.
Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.”
To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven.
Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
The LORD will guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in drought, and strengthen your bones; you shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.
A man’s heart plans his way, but the LORD directs his steps.
That you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.
Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
You send forth Your Spirit, they are created; and You renew the face of the earth.
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.
The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live.
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Commit your way to the LORD, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass.
Seek the LORD and His strength; seek His face continually.
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.
But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.
To console those who mourn in Zion, to give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
Though your beginning was small, yet your latter end would increase abundantly.
And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
This is the day the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.
Famous and Strong Quotes about the start of the year
What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly.
You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
This is a new year. A new beginning. And things will change.
New Beginnings with Faith
Heavenly Father,
As we stand at the threshold of this new year, we come before You with hearts full of hope and expectation. Thank You for the gift of time and the opportunities that lie ahead.
Grant us wisdom to seek Your will in every decision we make. Help us to grow in faith, love, and understanding, so that we may reflect Your light in our world. Fill us with Your peace as we face challenges and inspire us to persevere with courage.
May this year be filled with blessings, and may we be vessels of Your grace to those around us. Let us celebrate the victories and learn from the struggles, always drawing nearer to You.
In Jesus’ name, we pray, Amen.