Your Breakthrough Year Don’t Live the Same Year Twice! | Day 1 | January 2, 2025

 Don’t Live It Twice

One day, while sitting in my old high school bedroom—after failing out of college and honestly just holding onto the little bit of faith I had left—I realized something: if I didn’t start doing something different, I was about to repeat the exact same year all over again. That revelation hit me hard. I had prayed, I had believed, but I wasn’t actually getting up and doing the things God kept placing on my heart. I was still tangled up in the failures of my last season, feeling completely stuck.

It’s so easy to get caught up in the rhythm of life and suddenly realize none of your goals have moved. Or to look at your current situation—your finances, your circumstances—and think, “There’s no way I can get ahead.” That might be the story others settle for, but that’s not the story God has for you.

God calls you the head and not the tail. You are above and not beneath. You are the apple of His eye, deeply loved and completely seen. He has better for you—greater, higher, and more purposeful. And this is the moment you decide: I refuse to live the same year twice. This is your Breakthrough Year!

Reflection:

What specific area of your life do you absolutely not want to repeat? Be honest and clear with yourself. Journal about what you experienced before—then write out what you would rather walk into this time.

Scripture:

Deuteronomy 28:13

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