The start of a new year can be both exciting and overwhelming. Whatever you’re feeling as we start 2024, let me offer you some Bible verses to give hope for the future.

Isaiah 40:31: But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

Psalm 90:12: Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

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 which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

Psalm 65:11: You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.

1 Peter 1:3: Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

Zephaniah 3:17: The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.

Habakkuk 1:5: Look at the nations and watch — and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told.