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6 Bible Verses to Start Your Year Right

6 Bible Verses to Start Your Year Right

What resolutions should you make this year? Each January, we set goals to start strong—but often abandon them when relying solely on willpower. What if we let God, through His Word, guide our 2024 resolutions?

How to Let God Guide Your 2024 Resolutions

  1. Prayerfully entrust your year to God, asking the Holy Spirit to reveal His priorities for you.

  2. Reflect on the verses below (or explore your Bible):

    • Which passages resonate with your current season?

    • What words or images stand out?

  3. Choose one verse to repeat and internalize.

  4. Define a practical resolution inspired by the verse.

  5. Commit it to God, remembering:
    “Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and He will establish your plans.” (Proverbs 16:3)

6 Inspiring Verses for New Year’s Resolutions

1. “This Year, I Let Go of the Past”

“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” (Isaiah 43:18–19)
Action: Start each day with a family thanksgiving prayer.

2. “This Year, I Choose Forgiveness”

“Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.” (Proverbs 17:9)

3. “This Year, I Listen Better”

“To answer before listening—that is folly and shame.” (Proverbs 18:13)
Tip: Invoke the Holy Spirit before difficult conversations.

4. “This Year, I Steward My Gifts”

“The man with two talents said, ‘Master, you entrusted me with two talents; see, I have gained two more.’ His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant!’” (Matthew 25:22–23)

5. “This Year, I Work Wholeheartedly”

“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters.” (Colossians 3:23)
Prayer: Offer your workday with this morning prayer.

6. “This Year, I Speak Truth”

“Keep me from deceitful ways; be gracious to me through Your law.” (Psalm 119:29)

Bonus: “This Year, I Remember God’s Love”

“You are precious and honored in My sight, and I love you.” (Isaiah 43:4)

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