Hope through the Hard

Ep. 21 - Preparing Your Heart for the New Year


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Prayerfully choosing your word, setting goals, and building habits that lead to real transformation.

As the New Year approaches, many of us are already tired—carrying shame from last year, exhausted by self-improvement culture, or afraid of “doing it wrong.” In this episode, we invite you to slow down and prepare your heart—not with pressure, but with peace.

This conversation is not about fixing yourself. It’s about cooperating with what God is already forming.

Together, we walk through:

  • How to prayerfully choose a word for the year

  • Setting God-centered goals rooted in calling, not performance

  • Establishing habits and rhythms that create safety, peace, and spiritual vitality

  • Breaking old patterns with compassion, discernment, and grace

  • Why real transformation is often slow, relational, and formed over time

Anchored in Scripture (including Ecclesiastes 3, Proverbs 16, Galatians 5, and Jeremiah 18), this episode offers both biblical wisdom and practical tools for individuals and families who want to enter the New Year grounded, intentional, and led by the Holy Spirit.

Free New Year Reflection Worksheet: https://www.curatedcoalition.com/resources/888b8a01-f210-47a2-9868-f7a564fbddaf

As you listen, we encourage you to ask:

  • What is God highlighting?

  • What patterns need to shift?

  • What healing is God inviting you into?

We’re walking this journey with you—seeking peace over striving, courage for obedience, grace for slow growth, and trust in God’s timing.


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Hope through the HardBy leviaherrin