Starting the New Year Right

 Happy New Year Everyone, I pray that you all have the most prosperous of times ahead.

With that comes the thoughts of, what will this new year bring? For many its a time to set goals and make those New Years resolutions that everyone talks about all the time.

How about you, are you looking for a new beginning as this 2024 year rolls around? Are you a goal setter or a resolution maker? 

Myself, I am a business owner, so I spend the last weeks of the year, planning and setting business goals so the new year can be a successful one. Unfortunately many times I forget about what's really important to me and the sheer fact that God already has my road map laid out if I'm willing to follow his will.

So this year I've decided too lean more on Gods understanding of success than my own. My goal or resolution is to seek scripture first when it comes time to act or make decisions about things. Whether it be personal or for business I need to remember that God's understanding and wisdom is way superior to mine.

Below in no particular order find 25 scriptures that you can go to or meditate on that the Bible declares as New Beginnings or how to achieve a fresh start in your life:

25 Encouraging Bible Scriptures on Starting Over sourced from: Connect Us 

Hebrews 12:1

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.

2 Corinthians 5:17

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

Jeremiah 29:11

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”

Hebrews 11:6

And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

Galatians 5:1

For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.

 1 John 1:9

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

1 Timothy 2:5

For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.

2 Chronicles 7:14

If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

 Ephesians 1:7

In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace.

 Ephesians 2:8

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God.

Galatians 2:20

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.

Isaiah 41:10

“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

Isaiah 43:19

“Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.”

James 5:16

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.

 John 1:1

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

John 1:12

But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.

John 3:16

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

John 6:37

“All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out.”

Joshua 1:9

“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

 Philippians 4:13

I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

 Psalm 30:5

For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.

Revelation 21:4

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.

 Romans 3:23

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.

 Romans 6:12

Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions.

Romans 6:23

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

So my prayer for all of you is that you first look to God when making any plans, whether it be at the turn of the New Year or the minute your feet hit the ground in the morning. 

I know that's my resolution for 2024.

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Are You Looking for a Miracle This Christmas Season?

Chaplains Corner - By: Jim Bull

I don’t know about you, but many times I find myself looking for that “massive miracle” that is going to change my life forever. I think that no matter what your heavenly beliefs are that most people are always looking for the next big thing, especially this time of the year. 

Whether it’s a job or relationship change, some kind of fortune that is going to fall into your life and then there is the most popular, if only I could hit the lottery !!  

Even as believers in Christ and in knowing the miracles that God has granted over the years, aren’t we always hoping and praying for God to intervene and just fix everything in our lives?

Let’s look at just a few of Gods Miracles:

 

Matthew 9  (NIV) - Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralyzed Man

9:1 Jesus stepped into a boat, crossed over and came to his own town. 2 Some men brought to him a paralyzed man, lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, “Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven.” And the man was healed. 

Matthew 14:13-21 (NIV) - Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

18 “Bring them here to me,” he said. 19 And he directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. 20 They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. 21 The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children.

 Acts 2: 24 - How About the Big One

But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him. (speaking of Jesus)

Here’s my challenge to you this coming year: 

How about instead of looking for the huge miracle in our lives, we become thankful every day for the “baby miracles” in our lives. Like the fact that we wake each morning, or that we have food to eat in a world that’s starving or that God protects our friends and families each time they walk out that door. 

I know they are easy to take for granted, but I urge you to look for the “baby miracles” that happen to you constantly as you go through life and to be thankful to the Lord above for making them happen.

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