31 Bible Verses on New Beginnings | Scripture Writing for Fresh Starts

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Every day is a new opportunity to see God’s grace in a fresh way. From the sounds we hear to loved ones we draw near, His mercies are all around. Only God can restore lost things. Whatever you have lost, wherever you’re needing a new beginning, God is the Lord of that area. Only He can redeem the lost time, restore brokenness, and replace destruction.

Spend this month searching for those glimpses of new mercies as you draw strength from these Bible verses on new beginnings. Read the verses out loud, write the Scriptures down, and meditate on the promise of each truth.

Fresh Beginnings Means You are a New Creation

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 2 Corinthians 5:17
For by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy. Hebrews 10:14
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you. 1 Peter 1:3-4
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. Isaiah 43:18
Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:13-14

New Beginnings Come From the Lord

They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.” Lamentations 3:23-24
There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off. Proverbs 23:18
“I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten—the great locust and the young locust, the other locusts and the locust swarm—
my great army that I sent among you. Joel 2:25
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. 2 Corinthians 4:16
He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. John 15:2
Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?” “Who has ever given to God, that God should repay them?” For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen. Romans 11:33-36

Fresh Starts Create New Desires and Attitudes

I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh. Ezekial 11:19
I desire to do your will, my God; your law is within my heart.” Psalm 40:8
You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. Ephesians 4:22-24
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. Matthew 7:7-8
However, as it is written: “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived”- the things God has prepared for those who love him— 1 Corinthians 2:9
Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise,making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Ephesians 5:15-16
And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Colossians 3:17

New Direction and Fresh Perspective

I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them. Isaiah 42:16
Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized. Acts 9:18
Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans. Proverbs 16:3
Where there is no revelation, people cast off restraint; but blessed is the one who heeds wisdom’s instruction. Proverbs 29:18
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Matthew 6:33
But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. 2 Peter 3:8

New Stability and Perseverance

God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day. Psalm 46:5
They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.” Jeremiah 17:8
But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Hebrews 12:1

Awakened Gratitude and Praise

He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the Lord and put their trust in him. Psalm 40:3
Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing to the Lord, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples. Psalm 96:1-3
The Lord bless you and keep you;the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you;the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace. Numbers 6:24-26

Give God permission to tear down those walls of stone surrounding your heart, that the rubble will be used as a stepping stool to climb to a new height of closeness to Him.

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