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Making good choices is the key to living a long and healthy life, and these 10 Decisions for a Long Life will position you for longevity.

Have you ever been to the doctor and had to answer questions regarding your medical history? You’re typically given a long list of conditions with boxes to check, as part of what practitioners use to help you prevent future health problems.

Regardless of how many boxes you check, the good news is that you, as a believer, have inside information from the Word of God about how to live a healthy life. God has provided instructions in His Word that will help you live a long life. Proverbs 3:1-2 says, “My child, never forget the things I have taught you. Store my commands in your heart. If you do this, you will live many years, and your life will be satisfying.” Living a long and satisfying life is possible. You can make healthy choices that will prolong your life by following 10 Decisions for a Long Life based on the Word of God.

1. Have a relaxed attitude.

“A relaxed attitude lengthens a man’s life; jealousy rots it away.” –Proverbs 14:30 (TLB)

Stress is not good for you—and chronic stress definitely isn’t. Both will cut your life short. But if you make the decision to have a relaxed attitude and avoid jealousy, it can help you live a long life. Train yourself to roll your cares over on God and leave them with Him (1 Peter 5:7). Practice praying about everything, instead of worrying. Then you’ll experience the peace that only He can give (Philippians 4:6-7). The next time you can’t quite relax, let your response be to first pray and give all your cares to Him.

2. Forgive freely.

“Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.” –Colossians 3:13

When someone offends you by insulting you, overlooking you or hurting you in some other way, forgive them. Instead of retaliating, let forgiving others—no matter what they do to you—become a way of life. Freely forgive, even when you don’t feel like it (Ephesians 4:32). And remember, forgiving someone doesn’t mean they get away with what they did, but it does mean you get to live free spiritually, mentally and emotionally—instead of allowing bitterness to take root in your heart and being offended at every little thing (Hebrews 12:15). If you freely forgive, you will live in freedom!

For more help forgiving others, read HERE.

3. Speak blessing, not cursing.

“Does anyone want to live a life that is long and prosperous? Then keep your tongue from speaking evil.” –Psalm 34:12-13

When someone cuts you off in traffic or offends you on social media, it’s so easy to curse them, but God has commanded you not to speak evil. He doesn’t want you using foul language and cursing people out—even when they can’t hear you. He wants you to speak blessing in every situation. He wants you to encourage and lift people up (1 Thessalonians 5:11). By doing so, you can help change the atmosphere and their perspective. God literally gave you that kind of power (Proverbs 18:21). So the next time you start to curse, stop and bless instead.

4. Be a doer of the Word.

“But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.” –James 1:22

You can go to church, learn the Word, and maybe even memorize it; but if you’re not actively doing the Word, you’re what the Word calls “a hearer only.” “For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it” (James 1:23-25). Decide today to be a doer of the Word by obeying what you see in the Bible, and your life will be blessed.

5. Remember God’s benefits.

“Let all that I am praise the LORD; may I never forget the good things he does for me.” –Psalm 103:2

God has provided many benefits for you; in fact, He lists them in Psalm 103. He forgives all your sins, heals all your diseases, redeems your life from destruction, crowns you with love and tender mercies, fills your life with good things, renews your youth, and executes justice for you, just to name a few. Live your life remembering these great and wonderful benefits; and by doing so, you will prolong your life.

Watch Gloria Copeland explain all of God’s health benefits.

6. Live a healthy lifestyle.

“He fills my life with good things. My youth is renewed like the eagle’s!” –Psalm 103:5

God wants you to live a healthy lifestyle by eating healthy food, exercising and getting enough rest, in addition to other choices to take care of your body that lead to a better quality of life. Many diseases are self-inflicted by what you eat, what you do and how you treat your body—so do your best to make the right choices. Choose to live a healthy lifestyle and declare, “I like what is good for me, and I don’t like what is bad for me.” You will find that your tastes and preferences will line up with what is healthy and good for you.

7. Grow sweeter with age.

“Be kind to each other, tenderhearted….” –Ephesians 4:32

It’s such a temptation as you age to get stuck in your own ways rather than continuing to grow in the fruit of the spirit (Galatians 5:22-23). Choosing to stagnate in your spiritual growth, and consequently your perspectives, are the opposite of having your youth renewed like the eagle’s. Instead, choose to renew your mind by continuing to feed on the Word and grow in Christ. When you are kind to everyone you meet, tenderhearted, forgiving, loving and generous, you are growing sweeter with age.

Confess the same words as Kenneth Copeland for renewing your youth HERE.

8. Bless anyone who wrongs you.

“Finally, all of you should be of one mind. Sympathize with each other. Love each other as brothers and sisters. Be tenderhearted, and keep a humble attitude. Don’t repay evil for evil. Don’t retaliate with insults when people insult you. Instead, pay them back with a blessing. That is what God has called you to do, and he will grant you his blessing.” –1 Peter 3:8-9

It will always be easier to speak negatively, rudely or critically of people, particularly when they wrong you in some way, but God has called you to bless—as well as to be a blessing to everyone you interact with. “Bless those who persecute you,” Paul said. “Don’t curse them; pray that God will bless them” (Romans 12:14). When your heart is wounded, when someone does you wrong, bless them with your words and your actions.

9. Keep a clear conscience.

“Keep your conscience clear. Then if people speak against you, they will be ashamed when they see what a good life you live because you belong to Christ.” –1 Peter 3:16

Keeping a clear conscience isn’t about deciding for yourself what’s right or wrong; it’s digging into the Word and letting the Word determine what’s right or wrong—then aligning your heart and behavior with what it says. For example, David was a man after God’s own heart (1 Samuel 13:14), but he made several mistakes. Still, he is the one who wrote some of the most practical instructions for how to keep a clear conscience. In one Psalm he wrote, “Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life” (Psalm 139:23-24). Use this verse as a prayer to keep your conscience clear.

10. Take authority over the devil.

“I have given you authority over all the power of the enemy, and you can walk among snakes and scorpions and crush them. Nothing will injure you.” –Luke 10:19

When Jesus left this world, He seated you spiritually with Him high above all the power of the enemy. That means there is nothing the enemy can throw your way that you can’t defeat with the Word of God. But you have to put that power into action by speaking the Word of God over your circumstances. Though you have authority over the devil—because Jesus gave it to you—you have to use Scripture to take what is yours by faith and speak to the sickness or disease trying to steal your long life.

To learn more about taking authority over the devil, watch here.

By putting the Word into practice and making these 10 Decisions for a Long Life, you will begin enjoying the long and healthy life God wants for you! Instead of having to check several health problems on the doctor’s checklist, you’ll have a body and a mind that work well—a living testimony of God’s faithfulness to His Word and to you.

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Revive your life and enjoy God’s life-giving power when you practice these 7 Steps To Come Alive In 2025.

Have you ever forgotten to water your houseplants? Maybe you went on vacation and left them thirsty for a week. When you returned, the soil was dry and the leaves wilted; your plants looked like they were dead. However, the moment you began to water and nurture them again, they came alive!

The same is true with you spiritually. When you stop consistently drinking God’s living water—the water of His Word—you begin to wilt spiritually. Your relationships struggle. Your finances dry up. You find it difficult to make decisions. And you feel hopeless on the inside, unable to enjoy life or live it to the fullest.

That does not have to be you! You can walk fully alive in 2025, living out what Paul wrote to the Galatians: “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me” (Galatians 2:20, NKJV). Follow a woman in the Bible who suffered 12 years of nonstop bleeding and see how she experienced God’s life-giving power by practicing these 7 Steps To Come Alive In 2025.

Step 1: Hear the Word To Come Alive In 2025

“So, faith comes from hearing, that is, hearing the Good News about Christ.” –Romans 10:17

A woman in the Bible who suffered 12 years of nonstop bleeding and spent all her money on doctors but didn’t get any better (Mark 5:25-34), heard news of a man named Jesus who called Himself the Messiah. He spoke at her local synagogue: “The Spirit of the LORD is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free, and that the time of the LORD’s favor has come” (Luke 4:18-19). Hearing this Word caused faith to rise up in her—faith to venture out of her home, faith to go in search of Jesus, faith to be healed.

Like this woman, when you listen to the Word of God, faith will rise up on the inside of you for whatever you need from God.

• If you listen to the Word about growing spiritually, faith will rise up in you to mature (Galatians 5:16).
• If you listen to the Word about healing, faith will rise up in you to receive your healing (Psalm 30:2).
• If you listen to the Word about how God will meet all your needs, faith will rise up in you to receive provision (Philippians 4:19).
• If you listen to the Word about relationships, faith will rise up in you to believe for your family and friends to come into the kingdom of God, and for the love of God to permeate those relationships (Acts 16:31; Ephesians 5:2).

What is it that you need to come alive in 2025? Start with hearing the Word so faith can rise up. It’s the first of 7 Steps To Come Alive In 2025.

Step 2: Believe the Word To Come Alive In 2025

“If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” –Romans 10:9

Once you hear the Word of God, the next step is to believe in your heart what you hear—just like you did when you first made Jesus the Lord of your life. This woman heard the Word that Jesus is anointed to heal but then she had to believe that the Word she heard applied to her and her life. According to the law, this woman was considered unclean and wasn’t even supposed to be out in public (Leviticus 15:25). She had to believe that she wasn’t exempt from the life-changing Word of God. She had to believe that Jesus was anointed to heal her, to set her free.

What Word have you heard? That you can be healed in 2025? That you can prosper in 2025? That your loved one can be saved in 2025? Then keep believing that Word in your heart; it’s the second step of 7 Steps to Come Alive In 2025.

Step 3: Say the Word To Come Alive In 2025

“A good person brings good out of the treasure of good things in his heart; a bad person brings bad out of his treasure of bad things. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.” –Luke 6:45, GNT

If you hear the Word, and you believe it in your heart, then the next step to come alive is to say it with your mouth. That’s how you release faith in this earthly realm. This is exactly what the woman with the issue of blood did: “For she kept saying, If I only touch His garments, I shall be restored to health” (Mark 5:28, AMPC). The woman exercised her faith by believing and saying that if she could just touch Jesus’ clothing, she would be healed.

What are you saying about your circumstances? Are you saying that this year will be the best year you’ve ever had? Are you saying that you are growing in faith? Are you saying that your life, your family, your health, your finances are thriving because of the Word of God operating in your life?

Watch the Rev. Keith Moore to learn how the kingdom of God operates by your believing and speaking

Once you hear the Word and believe it in your heart, then you mix faith with it by saying it. That’s the third step in 7 Steps To Come Alive In 2025.

Step 4: Do the Word To Come Alive In 2025

“But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says.” –James 1:22

The woman who was bleeding didn’t stay at home, despite the law holding her hostage. Once she heard the Word, believed the Word and spoke the Word, she then became a doer of the Word. She took action! She braved the streets and went in search of Jesus. She was convinced that if she could get to Him, He would heal her.

What kind of action can you take in regard to what you’re believing to come alive in 2025? For instance, if you’re believing for a job, you can buy an outfit for your interview. If you’re believing for a car, you can test drive some cars. If you’re believing for a loved one to be saved, you can put their picture where you can see it each day. There are many ways to put action to your faith. It’s the fourth step in 7 Steps To Come Alive In 2025.

Step 5: Receive the Word To Come Alive In 2025

“Therefore, we never stop thanking God that when you received his message from us, you didn’t think of our words as mere human ideas. You accepted what we said as the very word of God—which, of course, it is. And this word continues to work in you who believe.” –1 Thessalonians 2:13

When you receive the Word, it works in you. In the Greek, receive means “take.” Jesus commented about the woman who reached out and touched the fringe of His garment: “Someone deliberately touched me, for I felt healing power go out from me” (Luke 8:46). She took healing and immediately her bleeding stopped (verse 44). Then Jesus said to her, “Daughter, be encouraged! Your faith has made you well” (Matthew 9:22). The woman received the Word and the Word, who is Jesus, healed her (John 1:14). What is it that you want to receive in 2025? Take it by faith. Before you see your loved one come home, before your body feels better, before the finances are in the bank, you can take it by faith. You receive before you see it (Mark 11:23-24). It’s one more step in 7 Steps To Come Alive In 2025.

Step 6: Testify To Come Alive In 2025

“And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb and by their testimony. And they did not love their lives so much that they were afraid to die.” –Revelation 12:11

Jesus asked, “Who touched Me?” because He wanted the woman to testify (Luke 8:45). According to the law at that time, not only was this woman was not supposed to be in public because she was unclean due to the issue of blood; she was also not supposed to touch a man. When she made the decision to speak up and testify that it was she who had touched Jesus, she acknowledged what Jesus had done and publicly declared her healing (verses 47-48). She no longer had to stay home and hide. She could go to the market and the synagogue, and visit friends and relatives. She was free!

When God answers your prayers, testify! Tell everyone what He did for you. Tell them how God gave you His Word, how you believed it in your heart, and how you released it. Tell them how you stood in faith until you saw the change in your life. That’s how you testify, the sixth step in 7 Steps to Come Alive In 2025.

To read one couple testify of God answering their prayers, click HERE.

Step 7: Share the Word To Come Alive In 2025

“Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone. Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who refuses to believe will be condemned. These miraculous signs will accompany those who believe: They will cast out demons in my name, and they will speak in new languages. They will be able to handle snakes with safety, and if they drink anything poisonous, it won’t hurt them. They will be able to place their hands on the sick, and they will be healed.” –Mark 16:15-18

Before Jesus left the earth, He gave His disciples one last command—a command He wants you to follow. He wants you to go and tell the good news of who He is, what He has done for you, and what He wants to do for everyone.

By following the example of the woman with the issue of blood, you are putting into practice each of the 7 Steps To Come Alive In 2025. Whatever has dried up in your life, whatever needs the life-giving power of the Word of God, can come to life again. By drinking from God’s living water of the Word, you can revive just like a wilted plant that receives water, and thrive in the coming year!

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Your ability to have a better financial future begins with renewing your mind and putting into practice these 3 Keys To Stop Living Paycheck to Paycheck.

Do you feel anxious when you go to the mailbox or open an email? Do you struggle to decide which bills to pay and which bills to delay? Can you barely afford your mortgage or rent? Are you unable to give a savings account a second thought?

Be encouraged that as a child of God, God’s will is that you thrive and prosper. The good news is that God wants you to have more than enough! He wants you to have a savings account—with money in it! Such security and prosperity are not a pipe dream; they are attainable, even if your circumstances seem impossible, even if you got yourself in that place.

Your ability to have a better financial future begins with renewing your mind—with changing how you see God, how you see yourself, and how you manage money. “Let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think” (Romans 12:2). Start with these 3 Keys To Stop Living Paycheck to Paycheck, and begin living with more money than month.

1. Change How You See God To Stop Living Paycheck to Paycheck

“And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.” –Philippians 4:19

The first key to stop living paycheck to paycheck is to change how you see God. Do you see Him as the One who provides well for you? Do you see Him as meeting your needs?

How you see God could be influenced by the type of father, or provider, you had as a child. Maybe you grew up in a household where there wasn’t someone who was a good provider for you. Maybe you find it difficult to believe that God could be a good provider. How do you know that God will take care of you? You have to look at what the Word of God says to find out the truth.

The Word says that God is a good provider (Psalm 145:9). He wants to take care of you and supply all your needs, but He needs you to trust Him and have faith in His ability to provide for you.

God is your abundance. He sent Jesus and by believing on Him, you can partake of the abundance that He gives. John 10:10 says, “The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows)” (AMPC). God wants every area of your life to be abundant, full and overflowing, and that includes your finances.

God can help you become debt free. Romans 13:8 says, “Owe nothing to anyone—except for your obligation to love one another.” God wants to guide and lead you to become debt free. It is possible for God to supply you with the money you need to purchase what you need, or to have what you need given to you by someone else.

Watch this testimony about how Tola & Toyin exercised faith in God’s Word to become debt free below.

When you see God as your provider, your abundance, and helping you become debt free, you are changing how you see God and are able to receive more from Him.

2.Change How You See Yourself To Stop Living Paycheck to Paycheck

“That the sharing of your faith may become effective by the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.” –Philemon 6 (NKJV)

The second key to stop living paycheck to paycheck is to change how you see yourself. Do you see yourself living in abundance?

Sometimes it’s easier to accept God’s promise of abundance as His will for others but not necessarily for you. Yet, the Word tells you that God is no respecter of persons, meaning He wants it for you just as much as He wants it for others. In Acts 10:34, Peter said, “I see very clearly that God shows no favoritism.” All believers have equal access to God’s favor.

If you think you don’t deserve God’s goodness in your life, it’s time to renew your mind to the truth of who you are in Him, and why you are worthy of His blessing and all that it contains. To see yourself the way God does, go to His Word and find the verses that tell you who you are in Christ Jesus. To help you get started, here are 15 Verses for Finding Your Identity In Christ. As you meditate on these verses, personalize them and speak them over yourself. This will change how you see yourself, and you’ll discover all that God has provided for you in Christ Jesus!

3. Change How You Manage Money To Stop Living Paycheck to Paycheck

“But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.” –James 1:22

The final key to stop living paycheck to paycheck is to change how you manage money. God has great money-management skills written clearly in His Word. If you will follow them, they will help you live in abundance—no longer living paycheck to paycheck.

1. First, He tells you to put Him first by tithing. The tithe is the first 10% of your income. In Malachi 3:10, God says to “bring all the tithes into the storehouse.” The obedience of tithing brings God into your finances and opens the door for Him to do more with the 90% you have remaining than your budgeting skills ever could.
2. Pay your expenses. Being able to pay your bills requires planning ahead. To do this, you’ll need to create a budget. For a variety of financial tools and resources, including how to create a budget, click HERE.  
3. Give offerings. Proverbs 11:25 says, “The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.” When you see a good work, give to it. When you see someone in need, do your best to meet their need (Proverbs 19:17).
4. Build up a storehouse, which is your savings. Plan for your future and invest wisely with the leading of the Holy Spirit. In the parable of the talents, it was the servants who multiplied their money whom the master called “good and faithful servants” (Matthew 25:14-30).

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You are setting in motion a wonderful financial future—one that includes enough money to pay your bills, pay your rent or mortgage, and open a savings account. Instead of fretting over a bill that comes in your mail, you can reach out to someone else and help them pay the bill that arrives in their mailbox!

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Experience God’s highest and best for your life by implementing 24 New Habits for a New You In 2025!

With a new year, many people like to establish new habits that focus on health, finances or relationships. These are good things to focus on, but nothing will create lasting change in your life like changing your walk with the Lord. Changing how you live your life—lining your life up with what the Word of God says—will produce the kind of lasting results you desire in your health, your finances and your relationships. Let the truth of the Word of God minister to you and change you as you put into practice 24 New Habits for a New You In 2025!

New Habit 1: Place Your Everyday Life Before God

“So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him.” –Romans 12:1 (MSG)

Dedicating your life to the Lord is not a one-time thing; it happens every single day. One of the best new habits for a new you in 2025 is to place your everyday life before God as an offering. This is not hard to do at all. When you wake up in the morning, simply dedicate your day to the Lord—purpose in your heart to walk in His ways; to follow His plans, purposes and pursuits; and to be led by the Holy Spirit in every decision you make.

New Habit 2: Don’t Fit Into Your Culture

“Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking.” –Romans 12:2 (MSG)

In today’s world, it shouldn’t surprise you when you don’t fit into your culture. As a believer, you are not supposed to live like the world. You are supposed to look different, act different and live your life in a way that draws those in the world to Jesus. Determine to be intentional about every choice you make. With each action, ask yourself, “Does this bring glory to God?”

New Habit 3: Fix Your Attention on God

“Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.” –Romans 12:2 (MSG)

God wants the best for you; He wants to develop godly character in you. As you fix your attention on God, He will lead and guide you to what produces spiritual maturity in you, so you can impact the world around you. For instance, when faced with a situation at work or home that requires a decision, you can choose to stop for a moment and seek God for guidance. Watch Gloria Copeland and Pastor George Pearsons teach about the seven habits of strong believers below.

New Habit 4: Accurately Understand Yourself

“It’s important that you not misinterpret yourselves as people who are bringing this goodness to God. No, God brings it all to you. The only accurate way to understand ourselves is by what God is and by what he does for us, not by what we are and what we do for him.” –Romans 12:3 (MSG)

To understand yourself accurately is to recognize who God is and what He has done for you. By acknowledging God has saved, healed and delivered you, you remind yourself that God works in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure, satisfaction and delight (Philippians 2:13, AMPC). As you go about your day, whatever you do—cook, shop, meet with business partners, travel, eat—focus on Him and His working in you, not on what you do for Him.

New Habit 5: Be Who You Were Made To Be

“So since we find ourselves fashioned into all these excellently formed and marvelously functioning parts in Christ’s body, let’s just go ahead and be what we were made to be, without enviously or pridefully comparing ourselves with each other, or trying to be something we aren’t.” –Romans 12:5 (MSG)

As you develop new habits for a new you in 2025, ask yourself, are you being who you were made to be? Each person is fit together in the Body of Christ exactly as God planned it. To compare yourself with someone else is not wise (2 Corinthians 10:12, NKJV). You are uniquely and wonderfully made for the specific purpose God has for you (Psalm 139:13-15, AMPC). Take some time to reflect on your identity in Christ and determine to never compare yourself to another person again!

New Habit 6: Really Love People

“Love from the center of who you are; don’t fake it.” –Romans 12:9 (MSG)

The word love is thrown around very loosely in the world. People love their phones, their homes and their favorite foods. The word love, however, should only be used in regard to people. Why? Because God loves people. You can like your phone, home or favorite food, but you should love people. Tangible items are replaceable but people are not. There is only one of you and one of every other person in the world. Determine to treat people the way God treats them—with value and love.

New Habit 7: Run From Evil

“Run for dear life from evil; hold on for dear life to good.” –Romans 12:9 (MSG)

When you recognize something as evil, run from it. Instead, hold on tightly to what is good, righteous and godly. Running from evil and holding on to what is good may not be popular with others, but it is pleasing to God. This could be as dramatic as cutting off a relationship with people who have ungodly behavior, or as minimal as changing the channel when an inappropriate scene comes on television. Get in the habit of taking action to run from evil whenever you recognize it.

New Habit 8: Honor Others Above Yourself

“Be good friends who love deeply; practice playing second fiddle.” –Romans 12:10 (MSG)

What does it mean to “play second fiddle”? It means your position is less important than someone else’s in something you are doing together. As part of the Body of Christ, you work together with others—in your home, on the job and in your church. When you choose to “play second fiddle,” you decide in your heart and mind that what you are doing is less important; you decide to confer value and significance on the other person. Look for ways in your life to “play second fiddle.”

New Habit 9: Don’t Burn Out

“Don’t burn out.” –Romans 12:11 (MSG)

Burnout happens when you are focused on doing things God never told you to do. To spend time on activities or agendas that are not part of God’s plan for your life will create burnout because you are trying to do it in your own strength. As you’re developing new habits for a new you in 2025, ask God for wisdom as to what to lay aside and what to adjust in your life, so you don’t burn out.

New Habit 10: Keep Yourself Enthusiastic

“Keep yourselves fueled and aflame.” –Romans 12:11 (MSG)

To be enthusiastic about the things of God takes time spent in God’s Word and in His Presence. The more time you spend with Him, the more you will be fervent about the things important to Him. Determine to keep yourself enthusiastic by setting aside daily time to spend with Him.

New Habit 11: Be Cheerfully Expectant

“Be alert servants of the Master, cheerfully expectant.” –Romans 12:12 (MSG)

What are you expecting? Expectations of good make you a cheerful person. Faith begins where the will of God is known. Once you know the will of God for you in 2025, exercise your faith, believing God for His will to be accomplished in your life and the lives of those around you.

Watch Kenneth Copeland explain how faith begins where the will of God is known HERE.

New Habit 12: Don’t Quit In Hard Times

“Don’t quit in hard times.” –Romans 12:12 (MSG)

Everyone experiences difficult times. Everyone faces challenges. When hard times come, there is a tendency to want to quit or move or give up. Stay steady, knowing God is working on your behalf; He fights for you (Exodus 14:14). The Rev. Kenneth E. Hagin said, “My enduring in the hard places in obedience to God was my foundation for success in ministry.” Your enduring in those hard places in obedience to God is your foundation for success in your life too!

New Habit 13: Pray More

“Pray all the harder.” –Romans 12:12 (MSG)

The darker the world gets, the more people need the revelation of the light of Jesus Christ in their lives. God has already done everything He is going to do about saving people by sending Jesus. Partner with God in prayer in 2025 asking Him to open the eyes of others that they would see Him clearly and turn from their wicked ways.

New Habit 14: Help Needy Christians

“Help needy Christians; be inventive in hospitality.” –Romans 12:13 (MSG)

There are needy Christians all around you—in your job, at your church, at the grocery store. Look for opportunities to be a blessing and show hospitality. Think about how you can meet a need in someone’s life. By developing this habit, you are sowing good seeds of blessing in others’ lives and at the right time, when you need it, you will reap a harvest in your own life.

New Habit 15: Bless Your Enemies

“Bless your enemies; no cursing under your breath.” –Romans 12:14 (MSG)

When someone hurts you, it can be difficult to show them kindness. You may want to retaliate. Take a moment to get with God and ask Him to help you see correctly. You will notice that you have been forgiven much, and you can offer the same forgiveness to the person who hurt you.

New Habit 16: Stand by Your Friends

“Laugh with your happy friends when they’re happy; share tears when they’re down.” –Romans 12:15 (MSG)

Being able to empathize with someone is being a good friend. Be a new you in 2025 by celebrating with those who have reason to celebrate, and cry with those who are experiencing sorrow. Jesus is our example, and He was consistently moved with compassion (Matthew 9:36; Mark 1:41).

New Habit 17: Work Happily Together

“Get along with each other.” –Romans 12:16 (MSG)

The Living Bible says, “Work happily together.” When you work in a particular place, you are working with many different personalities. It can be easy to become irritated with one another. Choose instead to find the good qualities of each person and focus on those.

New Habit 18: Don’t Be Arrogant

“Don’t be stuck-up. Make friends with nobodies.” –Romans 12:16 (MSG)

No one like to be around someone who is arrogant, because that person is unfriendly. On the other hand, have you ever met people whom everyone likes to be around? Oftentimes, they have mastered the skill of not thinking of themselves more than they should. They have made friends with everyone. If this is something you struggle with, seek out books and resources in 2025 that will help you become a better friend of everyone, including nobodies.

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New Habit 19: Don’t be a Know-It-All

“Don’t be the great somebody.” –Romans 12:16 (MSG)

No one is always right. The truths of the Bible require revelation from the Holy Spirit. Everyone has more light in one area and less light in another area. Recognize that you don’t know everything and choose to remain teachable. When you meet someone who has a lot of knowledge in a certain area, ask them questions so you can learn from them.

New Habit 20: Don’t Get Back at People

“Don’t hit back.” –Romans 12:17 (MSG)

When someone lashes out at you, you may want to lash back. God has a better way of dealing with those who do you wrong. He said to pray for those who mistreat you (Luke 6:27-28). This may be difficult to do at first if you’ve never done it before, but with the help of the Holy Spirit you can pray for those who wrong you by simply asking God to bless them.

New Habit 21: Find the Good In Others

“Discover beauty in everyone.” –Romans 12:17 (MSG)

Begin the habit of looking for the good qualities in others in 2025. There are beautiful qualities in every person. A minister once shared a story about a man in his town who terrorized everyone; after he died, everyone was glad! When asked about this man, a minister replied, “He had nice eyes.” He looked for the good in every person, even those who seemed to be the most unlovely.

New Habit 22: Get Along With Everybody

“If you’ve got it in you, get along with everybody.” –Romans 12:18 (MSG)

Have you ever met someone who annoyed you? No doubt you found it difficult to get along with them. It can be easy to justify your actions toward them by saying, “They don’t think like I do. They have it all wrong. I can’t talk to them about anything!” This may be true; however, as a believer, you are encouraged to do your best to get along with everybody. Find ways to connect with other people. Find topics you see eye to eye on and focus on those. By building this habit, you are fostering peace with others.

New Habit 23: Don’t Get Even

“Don’t insist on getting even; that’s not for you to do. ‘I’ll do the judging,’ says God. ‘I’ll take care of it.’” –Romans 12:19 (MSG)

You don’t need to get even with another person when they say or do something against you. God is the One who sets one person up and puts another person down (Psalm 75:7, AMPC). This means that He promotes one person over another. Why is this? Because He sees the heart of every person—every heart lies open before Him. Trust Him to take care of you, to put you in the places and positions you need to be in, and leave the judging up to Him.

New Habit 24: Overcome Evil With Good

“Don’t let evil get the best of you; get the best of evil by doing good.” –Romans 12:21 (MSG)

Are you looking for opportunities to do good? You should be! Where can you do good for someone else? When you focus on doing good, you are walking out the will of God. Jesus “went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him” (Acts 10:38). God is with you as you do good, bringing healing to others. If you ask Him, He will give you ideas and promptings to do good for others.

Implementing each of the 24 New Habits for a New You In 2025 aligns your will with the will of God, which is the Word of God, and this is how lasting change occurs. Gloria Copeland says, “If you want to see a change in your life, there first must be a change in you.” The changes in you that occur from these 24 daily habits will impact your health, finances, relationships and every other area of your life!

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