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EPISODE · Dec 29, 2025 · 43 MIN

Ep. 21 - Preparing Your Heart for the New Year

from Hope through the Hard · host leviaherrin

Prayerfully choosing your word, setting goals, and building habits that lead to real transformation.As the New Year approaches, many of us are already tired—carrying shame from last year, exhausted by self-improvement culture, or afraid of “doing it wrong.” In this episode, we invite you to slow down and prepare your heart—not with pressure, but with peace.This conversation is not about fixing yourself. It’s about cooperating with what God is already forming.Together, we walk through:How to prayerfully choose a word for the yearSetting God-centered goals rooted in calling, not performanceEstablishing habits and rhythms that create safety, peace, and spiritual vitalityBreaking old patterns with compassion, discernment, and graceWhy real transformation is often slow, relational, and formed over timeAnchored in Scripture (including Ecclesiastes 3, Proverbs 16, Galatians 5, and Jeremiah 18), this episode offers both biblical wisdom and practical tools for individuals and families who want to enter the New Year grounded, intentional, and led by the Holy Spirit.✨ Free New Year Reflection Worksheet: https://www.curatedcoalition.com/resources/888b8a01-f210-47a2-9868-f7a564fbddafAs you listen, we encourage you to ask:What is God highlighting?What patterns need to shift?What healing is God inviting you into?We’re walking this journey with you—seeking peace over striving, courage for obedience, grace for slow growth, and trust in God’s timing.

Prayerfully choosing your word, setting goals, and building habits that lead to real transformation.As the New Year approaches, many of us are already tired—carrying shame from last year, exhausted by self-improvement culture, or afraid of “doing it wrong.” In this episode, we invite you to slow down and prepare your heart—not with pressure, but with peace.This conversation is not about fixing yourself. It’s about cooperating with what God is already forming.Together, we walk through:How to prayerfully choose a word for the yearSetting God-centered goals rooted in calling, not performanceEstablishing habits and rhythms that create safety, peace, and spiritual vitalityBreaking old patterns with compassion, discernment, and graceWhy real transformation is often slow, relational, and formed over timeAnchored in Scripture (including Ecclesiastes 3, Proverbs 16, Galatians 5, and Jeremiah 18), this episode offers both biblical wisdom and practical tools for individuals and families who want to enter the New Year grounded, intentional, and led by the Holy Spirit.✨ Free New Year Reflection Worksheet: https://www.curatedcoalition.com/resources/888b8a01-f210-47a2-9868-f7a564fbddafAs you listen, we encourage you to ask:What is God highlighting?What patterns need to shift?What healing is God inviting you into?We’re walking this journey with you—seeking peace over striving, courage for obedience, grace for slow growth, and trust in God’s timing.

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