New Year, New You

This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!  2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT

1. Lasting change is always an inside job.  Change the way you think. 

..Let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.”  Romans 12:2 NLT

For as he thinks within himself, so he is.”  Proverbs 23:7 NAS

2. You don’t break bad habits.  You replace them. 

Throw off your old sinful nature...Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes.  Ephesians. 4:22–23 NLT

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.  Romans 12:21 NIV

3. Practice biblical goal setting. 

Commit your actions to the Lord, and your plans will succeed.  Proverbs 16:3 NLT

Write the vision and make it plain…”. Habakkuk 2:2 NKJV

Secular goals ask:  “What do I want?”

Biblical goals ask:  “Lord, what do You want to do through me?”

Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.  Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.  Proverbs 3:5-6 NLT

Act as if..

“put on the new self..”  Ephesians 4:24 ESV

4. You can’t become a new you without releasing the old you. 

There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.  Romans 8:1 NIV

Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.  Isaiah 43:18 NIV

So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the word God has planted in your hearts..  James 1:21 NLT

Message Notes:  The Holy Bible, New Living Translation, New American Standard, New International Version, New King James Version, English Standard Version.  Today is The Day, by Bil Cornelius.  What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School, by Mark H. McCormack (New York: Bantam, 1984).