These steps will help you to keep on the right road with GOD through the upcoming year.
Relationship - Reaffirm your relationship with GOD. "I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing” (John 15:5; NKJV).
Review - Look back on the past year and ask GOD to show you areas of sin and weakness that might have hindered your spiritual growth. “Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting” (Psalm 139:23-24; NKJV).
Repent - Confess your sin and ask GOD to forgive you. “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9; NKJV).
Refresh - Ask GOD to refresh you and to give you a new vision for the year ahead. “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,” saith Jehovah, “thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end” (Jeremiah 29:11; ASV).
Renew - Ask GOD to help you see your life from His perspective, and renew your commitment to His vision and purpose for your life. “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God” (Romans 12:2; NKJV).
Resolve - Resolve to be faithful to GOD’S purpose in your life and to glorify Him in the areas that He has called you to serve. “I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:14; NKJV).
Record - Record in a prayer journal your progress, remembering that it is only by His grace that you are able to grow in Him. “Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need” (Hebrews 4:16; NKJV).
Hear the Conclusion - Jesus will walk with you each step of the way. “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me” (Psalm 23:4; KJV).
Jason