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I. Introduction

A. Isaiah 43:18-19a (NCV) ¹⁸The LORD says, “Forget what happened before, and do not think about the past. ¹⁹Look at the new thing I am going to do.”

II. How to Make a Fresh Start

A. Stop making .

1. Proverbs 28:13 (NAS) He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will find compassion.

2. What causes people to fail?

a. We don’t .

i. Proverbs 27:12 (LB) A sensible man watches for problems ahead and prepares to meet them. The simpleton never looks and suffers the consequences.

b. We don’t to others.

i. Proverbs 15:22 (NCV) Plans fail without good advice, but they succeed with the advice of many others.

ii. Proverbs 16:18 (NAS) Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before stumbling.

c. We too soon.

i. Proverbs 24:10 (NCV) If you give up when trouble comes, it shows that you are weak.

B. Take of my life

1. What have I ?

2. What are my ?

3. Who can ?

C. Act .

1. Matthew 9:29 (NIV) “According to your faith will it be done to you.”

2. Proverbs 16:9 (LB) We should make plans—counting on God to direct us.

3. Proverbs 29:25 (NAS) The fear of man brings a snare, but he who trusts in the LORD will be exalted.

D. Refocus my

1. Proverbs 4:23 (GN) Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts.

2. Romans 12:2 (NAS) And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.

3. Psalm 1:1-3 (NAS) ¹How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers! ²But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law he meditates day and night. ³He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season and its leaf does not wither; and in whatever he does, he prospers.

E. Trust to help me .

1. Zechariah 4:6b (NCV) “‘You will not succeed by your own strength or power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD All-Powerful.”

2. II Corinthians 5:17 (LB) When someone becomes a Christian, he becomes a brand new person inside. He is not the same anymore. A new life has begun!

III. Conclusion