3 MUST DO Activities Before the NEW Year

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New Year Activities - Dr Chonta Haynes

 

Most people enter a new year carrying spiritual baggage they never bothered to unpack.

We applaud forward momentum but ignore unresolved weight. We celebrate vision while avoiding reflection. We call it discipline when it is often fear of stillness.

The end of the year is not designed to pressure you into reinvention. It is designed to invite you into perspective.

Many believers reach December emotionally drained, spiritually distant, and quietly disappointed. Not because they failed, but because they evaluated their lives through cultural metrics instead of Kingdom truth.

Scripture reveals a different rhythm.

The Kingdom of God does not operate on hustle. It operates on grace.

Reflection is not nostalgia. It is spiritual mapping. When we remember where God has led us, we see faithfulness we missed while striving.

Release is not weakness. It is wisdom. Naming burdens does not mean you are ungrateful. It means you are human.

Resetting your heart through repentance is not about condemnation. It is about clarity. Repentance is simply turning from your way to God’s way. It is not shame-based. It is freedom-centered.

Realignment requires listening. Not planning louder. Not moving faster. Simply listening.

A word for the year is not a slogan. It is an anchor. It shifts your focus from endless goals to a God-given theme for growth. It reminds you that direction matters more than speed.

When believers skip these moments of pause, they enter new seasons carrying old wounds, unresolved grief, and misaligned priorities.

God does not rush redemption. He invites partnership.

Closing a year well is an act of trust. It says I believe God is at work even when I do not see the full picture yet. (God's still working even when we don't see Him working)

The future does not belong to those who hurry. It belongs to those who listen.

If you are standing at the edge of a new season, pause. Reflect. Release. Reset. Realign.

The weight you let go of now determines how freely you will walk forward.

I invite you to 3 must do activities before the new year so that you walk forward in peace and confidence. Watch it here: https://youtu.be/vK_zHqQF7vA