While setting goals and making resolutions for the coming year are important steps in striving for improvement, it is also essential to seek the guidance and blessings of the Lord for the journey ahead.

But no matter what your plans for the new year are, it is important that you pray and dedicate the new year to God's hands.

O God, most powerful and compassionate, we praise and thank You for this year that we are concluding. Thank You for all the blessings, lessons, and encounters we had with You. As we begin a new one, we humbly ask You to be with us. Guide us to the path of renewal and becoming better persons. Bestow Your blessings upon us so that we may grow in holiness all the days of this new year. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

No matter how this year has gone, let us approach the year ahead with hope and expectation, trusting that God is faithful to fulfill His promises to us. Let us lift our voices in prayer, believing that as we seek Him, He will guide us and provide for all our needs.

There are so many ways we can begin a new year: make resolutions, write out goals, or select specific words. But if you want to start this coming year with power and purpose, may I suggest beginning with these powerful new year prayers? Free downloads included!

Psalm 33:3 NIV Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy. Psalm 40:3 NIV He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the Lord and…

Start this New Year well by welcoming it in with this New Year's devotion and prayer. Find more resources to unveil your hope-filled life.