17 Prayers & Blessings For The New Year
Say these short prayers & blessings for the New Year to start the year with faith, purpose, and direction with your eyes fixed on the Lord.
The new year is always an exciting time to take stock of the habits you want to build, the goals you want to set and the resolutions that you want to keep.
As you consider the way you would like to approach this new year, and how you can honor God with your goals and resolutions, these prayers for the new year are a great way to seek God’s guidance and blessings for the year to come.
Prayers For The New Year
1. New Year’s Day Prayer
Heavenly Father,
I praise You for a New Year, and another year that has passed. Though there were many challenges, I am grateful for all the blessings in between, and for the hardships that were hidden blessings.
Thank You for making all things new, and for the opportunity of a new year. As this year begins, I pray for a mind that is set on You, and for direction and clarity as I face difficult situations.
Help me to live each day with intention, and to draw my strength from You. Fill my heart each day with Your joy, and Your peace that surpasses all understanding.
In Jesus’ name, amen.Â
2. For New Mercies In The New Year
Lord,
Thank You for Your mercies that are new each day. No matter the year or what season of life I am in, Your mercies never fail, and they remain a constant in my life.
Please help me not forget Your kindness in the hard days, and grant me the eyes to see Your goodness, and gratitude for Your undeserving grace.
May I live each day out of the abundance of Your love and mercy towards me, and be a light for Christ in this world.
In Jesus’ name, amen.Â
3. For Forgiveness Of Last Year’s Shortcomings
Father,
Today I am reminded of Your strength in my weakness. In my failings, You have given me grace, and in my shortcomings, You have supplied all that I have needed. Thank You for Your unfailing love, and amazing grace.Â
As I start this new year, I want to confess all of my shortcomings and sins that I have let slide this past year. I ask for Your forgiveness and mercy.
Please help me to grow in the areas where I have fallen short, and to abide in You daily. Keep me from being hardened towards my sin, and remind me of the grace that has set me free from its bondage.
In Jesus’ name, amen.Â
4. For Hope In The New Year
God,
I admit, there have been many times that my hope has been misplaced. Sometimes I have placed it in the outcome of a situation, on people, or on the things of this world.
But none of those things were meant to be the source of my hope, and all of them will and have led me to great disappointment.
As I begin this new year, help me to look to You as my hope, knowing that You are steadfast and faithful. Help me to hold onto You in every moment that I face, and to rely on You wholly.
In Jesus’ name, amen.Â
5. For A Year Of Purpose
Heavenly Father,
I thank You for another year of Your faithfulness in the good times and the bad times. There were times when I felt like I lost my way, and where I didn’t know how to move forward. Yet, You carried me through it all.
As I start this new year, my desire is that this will be a year filled with purpose. Please help me to be intentional about the way I spend my time, and help me to submit to Your guidance.Â
Help me to use every day as an opportunity to serve You, and those who You have placed around me.
In Jesus’ name, amen.Â
6. For New Year’s Resolutions That Deepen My Relationship With God
Lord,
I just want to start this year with the reminder that it is all about You. Though I may have a long list of things I hope to accomplish, my greatest desire is that all that I do will glorify You and deepen my relationship with You.
May I know You on a deeper level, and set aside all of the things that have distracted me from giving You my whole heart. Help me to draw closer to You, knowing You will draw near to me.
Please help me to set resolutions that will help me in my walk, and that will ultimately grow me in the fruit of the Spirit.
In Jesus’ name, amen.Â
7. For Wisdom & Direction For The Year
Lord,
All wisdom comes from You. There is no one who can teach You, or instruct You, for all things are known by You, and nothing can be hidden from You.
Though this new year holds many unknowns for me, there is not a single second that You are not aware of and that Your sovereign hand is not over.
My prayer is that Your wisdom would be my guide and that You would grant me direction for the year. Help me trust in Your ways, and depend on Your wisdom.
In Jesus’ name, amen.
8. For A Year Full Of Peace
Lord,
I want to take a moment to lift this new year up in prayer to You. Though I may not know what it holds, I am grateful to know that You are the one holding it together.
My prayer is that this year will be filled with Your peace. No matter what happens. May I live in the light of Your peace that surpasses all understanding.
Please keep my heart at peace, and help me to trust You. May Your peace surround me, and be with me in every circumstance that I face.
In Jesus’ name, amen.
9. For Good Health
Father,
Every year I am reminded of the things in life that are important, and one of those gifts is good health. Please grant me the gift of good health this new year.
I ask that You keep me safe from harm, and protect me from any illness or dangers that might compromise my health. Help me to make healthy decisions, and to remember to take care of the body that You have given me.
May I experience deep rest, and days filled with energy. Help me not only to enjoy good health in my body but in my mind and spiritual life too.
In Jesus’ name, amen.Â
10. For Protection
Lord,
Thank You for Your hedge of protection that always surrounds me. I am grateful for the gift of a new year, and that You have spared me my life, and protected me.
As I enter this new year, my prayer is that Your hand would continue to be in my life, and keep me protected from the dangers of the world. Please protect me in my going and my coming.
I ask for Your protection of my thoughts, and for the strength to stand firm in the midst of the spiritual battles that I face.
In Jesus’ name, amen.Â
11. For Connection
Father,
Thank You for the gift of relationship. Though it is not easy to maintain relationships, it is worth it. I know that not every season of relationships will look the same, and at times it will be a joy and at other times a source of pain.
This year, my prayer is that You would bring people into my life who I can have true and meaningful connections with. Help me to find those who I can walk this life with, in the highs and lows.
Please help me to nurture the relationships in my life, and grow me in love, and patience with others, just as You have done for me.
In Jesus’ name, amen.Â
12. To Serve Where My Gifts Are Needed
Lord,
You have given each one of us a gift, and have called us to use it to serve one another. My prayer is that You would help me to walk confidently yet humbly in the gifts that You have given me.
I ask that You bless my interactions with others, and help me to be a blessing to them. Help me to not seek ways in which others can serve me, but rather, how I can serve others.
Help me to be edifying, and to see the need in the church and fulfill it in the ways You have gifted me.
In Jesus’ name, amen.Â
Blessings For The New Year
1. New Year’s Day Blessing
Father,
I pray for Your blessings over this New Year’s Day. May it be filled with joy, as we look forward to the days that lie ahead, and with gratitude for those that have passed. In all we do, may it be according to Your guidance, and accompanied by Your strength.
In Jesus’ name, amen.Â
2. For Strength To Do The Right Thing
Lord,
It can be so hard to do the right thing because the wrong thing can feel so much easier, or more tolerable in the moment. My prayer is that You will strengthen me to do what is right and grant me the wisdom to know what that looks like.
In Jesus’ name, amen.Â
3. For Faith To Trust The Lord
God,
I know there is no better place for me than in Your presence. Though life may not always feel good, You always are good. Please help me to remember this in this new year, and grant me the faith to trust in You. May my faith grow deeper still, and may my heart trust You more and more.
In Jesus’ name, amen.Â
4. To Grow In Patience
Gracious God,
I don’t know where I would be without Your patience and kindness to me. As I look forward to this new year, my prayer is that You will help me to grow in patience.
Help me to show patience in the times when impatience is easiest, and help me to rely on Your strength to approach each circumstance with peace and longsuffering.
In Jesus’ name, amen.Â
5. For Family & Friends
Lord,
I lift up my loved ones to You today. May this year be one that is filled with the knowledge and love of You in their lives. May they draw near to You, and live in the peace and joy that You only can bring. Direct their steps, and lead them in Your goodness and grace.
In Jesus’ name, amen.Â
