This document provides steps to starting anew with God's help. It begins with two Bible verses emphasizing forgetting the past and looking to God for new beginnings. It then lists 5 steps: stop making excuses; plan ahead and listen to others' advice; don't give up too soon; reflect on past experiences and strengths; and act in faith. Further passages advise focusing thoughts on God, trusting in his strength over your own, and finding new life through Christ. The overall message is that through faith in God, people can overcome past failures and start anew.

1. THROUGH GOD WE CAN MAKE A
NEW START
January 1, 2012

2. The Lord says, “Forget about what
has happened before. Do not think
about the past. [Instead] look at the
new thing I am going to do.”
Isaiah 43:18-19 (New Contemporary Version)

3. 5 STEPS TO A
NEW S.T.A.R.T.

4. • Stop Making
Excuses

5. People who refuse to admit their
mistakes can never be successful.
But if they confess and forsake
them, they get another chance.
Proverbs 28:13 (Living Bible)

6. Common Causes
of Failure

7. • We don’t Plan
Ahead

8. A sensible person watches for
problems and prepares to meet
them. The fool never looks
ahead and suffers the
consequences.
Proverbs 27:12 (Living Bible)

9. • We don’t
Listen To
Others

10. Plans fail without
good advice.
Proverbs 15:22 (NCV)

11. • We Give Up
Too Soon

12. If you give up when
trouble comes, it shows
that you are weak.
Proverbs 24:10 (NCV)

13. • Take Stock
Of Your Life

14. You have experienced many
things. Were all those
experiences wasted? I hope
not!
Galatians 3:4 (International Contemporary Bible)

15. Ask Three Questions:

16. • What Have I Learned?
• What Are My Strengths?
• Who Can Help?

17. • Act In Faith

18. “According to your faith, it
will be done to you.”
Matthew 9:29 (New International Version)

19. We should make
plans – counting on
God to direct us.
Proverbs 16:9 (Living Bible)

20. Being afraid of
people can get you
into trouble.
Proverbs 29:25 (NCV)

21. • Refocus Your
Thoughts

22. Be careful how you think;
your life is shaped by your
thoughts.
Proverbs 4:23 (Good News Version)

23. Happy are those who … are
always meditating on God’s
Word … They are like trees
along a river … that do not dry
up. They succeed in everything
they do.
Psalms 1:1-3 (GN)

24. • Trust In God

25. “You will not succeed by your
own strength or power, but by
My Spirit,” says the Lord.
Zechariah 4:6 (NCV)

26. When you become a Christian,
you become a brand new
person inside. You are not the
same any more. A new life has
begun!
2 Corinthians 5:17 (Living Bible)

27. THROUGH GOD WE CAN MAKE A
NEW START
January 1, 2012