Scripture on new beginnings

Here are some scriptures on new beginnings:

  1. Isaiah 43:19 - "For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland." (NLT)
  2. Psalm 16:11 - "You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand." (NIV)
  3. 2 Corinthians 5:17 - "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!" (NIV)
  4. Jeremiah 29:11 - "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." (NIV)
  5. Philippians 3:13-14 - "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 the upward call of God in Christ Jesus." (NIV)
  6. Ephesians 2:10 - "For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." (NIV)
  7. Colossians 3:9-10 - "Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, who is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator." (NIV)
  8. Hebrews 11:1 - "Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see." (NIV)
  9. Isaiah 61:3 - "To bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor." (NIV)
  10. Revelation 21:5 - "He who was seated on the throne said, 'I am making everything new!' Then he said, 'Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.'" (NIV)

These scriptures remind us that God is a God of new beginnings, and that He desires to give us a fresh start, a new chance, and a new perspective. They encourage us to trust in His plans and purposes for our lives, and to press on towards the goal of becoming the people He created us to be.