Starting the year right means we are focused on ending right. We enter the year full of faith, believing God for great things that move us into a life of satisfaction without sorrow.
“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)
“So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.” (Psalm 90:12)
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” (Jeremiah 29:11)
“Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:13-14)
“You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.” (Psalm 65:11)
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1)
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” (1 Peter 1:3)
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” (Proverbs 3:5-6)
“…but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” (Isaiah 40:3)
- 1. We fast to focus our faith
- 2. We worship God with everything
- 3. We fulfil our past and present promises to God
- 4. We prepare to give beyond our own reasoning
- 5. We remember past promises and prophetic words
- 6. We position ourselves for God’s glory
- 7. We renew our spiritual strength by committing to God’s house
- 8. We ready ourselves to receive by first sowing
- 9. We ready ourselves to hear the voice of the Lord and what the Holy Spirit is saying
