New year, new you! You hear the same cliché motivational phrases every January. But when it feels like you've been stuck in the SAME spot year after year, it's easy to start thinking, "Why would this year be any different?"

Maybe you've been trying to change a habit, and every so-called fix doesn't work.

Maybe you've been struggling to get out of debt, but the going is slow.

Or maybe you wish your relationships would reach a new level of closeness—but the same conflicts keep cycling back around.

If that's you and you've been losing hope, you need to know it's not over. God isn't done with you. In fact, He wants to give you a new beginning... and more blessings than you can imagine!

So how do you get there? You've tried gritting your teeth and working up a change with sheer willpower before. But that never lasts long. What if instead, you let GOD create that new beginning in you?

‍The best place to start is by getting into God's Word. And before you check out and click away—we're not talking about sitting through a boring study session. Studying the Word is a good thing, of course, but you need to get your heart and imagination involved. When you do, time in the Word becomes exciting. You start to unearth God's promises and personalize them as your own. Pretty soon, they come alive in your heart... and in your life.

For instance, you could personalize Jeremiah 29:11 and say, "I'm confident that God has good plans for me. He is leading me into a hopeful future—a life full of His peace and blessings!"

Or looking at Philippians 3:13-14, you can declare, "I put the past behind me and focus on what lies ahead. I'm pressing on to the goal God is calling me toward."

As you declare these verses and imagine them as your reality, you start to move in that direction. And that's a recipe for powerful change.

To help you get a head-start for the new year, we prepared a special resource for you called Walk in the Word. Every month, we offer a PDF with eight declarations based on Scripture. Then you can download it, print it and put in your Bible or on your fridge. That way, you'll be reminded to speak God's promises of life and hope.

Click here to download this Walk in the Word about stepping into new beginnings with God.

Change can take time. But as the Word gets into your heart and changes you from the inside out... it can ripple outward and affect the situations and people around you in amazing ways.

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