Closing a Chapter and Beginning a New

As we end 2023 and look forward to 2024, its imperative that we start making vital changes in our lives that will have a significant impact on our next year. We often equivalate a New Year with great expectations and positive results, however we won’t see any of these things until we begin doing the work ourselves, now. When the clock strikes midnight on January 1, 2024, nothing will automatically change. Everything in our lives will remain the same until we start making intentional efforts to transform ourselves, situations, and circumstances. I suggest writing out all of your goals for the upcoming year, and creating a strategy and plan as to how you’re going to accomplish these things. Furthermore, write your list, give it to God, and pray over it daily. Ask for guidance, direction, and strategy as to how to get these things accomplished and achieved, God’s Way. Begin working on yourself, reading your bible daily, praying, and fasting in an effort to make needed change in your life. This could be the catalyst to your spiritual rejuvenation, and the breakthrough you might be looking for. Also, start going to the gym, eating healthy, and counting calories for those looking for a physical change. To address emotional needs, begin writing in a journal, journaling your

thoughts and feelings. Make a practice of becoming self-aware, acknowledging your flaws and downfalls, and the things you can work on, as well as recognizing your positive attributes and characteristics so that you can work on decreasing the negative, while increasing all of the good you possess. You can also start seeing a therapist for your mental and emotional needs to add to this change and overall revolution of yourself.

Additionally, walking into this New Year, destined for greatness and transformation, will also require us to cut ties with a lot of things. Things such as old habits, characteristics, friendships, and relationships that no longer serve us well. This is by far the hardest thing to do, as we’ve grown accustomed to certain ways of life, how we handle things, and bonds that are significant to us, but are no longer beneficial, (or never were from the start). We must end some things, bring them to a proper close (in a mature manner, I might add) in order to make room for all of the many blessings, opportunities, growth, and healthy relationships awaiting us in 2024.

I believe goodness, favor, blessings, overflow, increase and more are available for us in this New Year; we must take the time to prepare to receive all that God has for us! We don’t have to wait to January 1 either, we can start preparing ourselves now. Our 2024 will be determined by the work we put in. So, get determined and focused to have the best year thus far of your life. Write your vision and make it plain, pray without ceasing, focus on God, and watch everything unfold the way it should.

Preparing For This New Year, will be the BEST thing you’ll do all year.

Wishing the best outcomes for you and yours,

Charbie