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Bible Verses for New Beginnings

Whatever you're starting over from, these verses speak to the courage it takes to begin again.

// the word for this moment

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”

2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV)

More Scripture for new beginnings

“Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it?”

Isaiah 43:18-19 (KJV)

“It is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.”

Lamentations 3:22-23 (KJV)

What this means for you

Starting over rarely feels like the clean slate it's described as — usually it comes dragging some grief or fear behind it. Isaiah 43 doesn't ask you to forget the former things because they didn't matter; it asks you to stop staring at them long enough to notice the new thing already starting to spring up. New mercies every morning isn't a one-time reset. It's a daily one, which means today counts too.

A prayer for this moment

Lord, I'm starting something new and I'm equal parts hopeful and afraid. Help me let go of what's behind without pretending it didn't shape me. Give me eyes to notice the new thing You're doing, even in small ways. Thank You that Your mercies are new this morning, specifically for today. Amen.
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