NEW THING: A NEW HEART

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📅 Sunday, January 4, 2026

#NEW_THING___A_NEW_HEART

“A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.” – Ezekiel 36:26 (KJV)

🔥 #EXHORTATION

          Good morning beloved!

          God is not only interested in changing your season; He is committed to changing your heart. Many people pray for new doors, new levels, and new blessings, yet remain trapped by old hearts—hardened by sin, pain, fear, pride, offense, and disappointment.

     A new heart means:

■   Sensitivity to God’s voice

■   Alignment with God’s will

■   Capacity to love again

■   Courage to trust again

■   Power to obey without struggle

          Beloved, a new thing begins with a new heart. Until the heart changes, patterns repeat. God promises to remove the stony heart—cold, resistant, and unresponsive—and replace it with a heart of flesh—soft, teachable, responsive, and alive.

          Today, don’t ask God only for new outcomes. Ask Him for a new heart—because when the heart is renewed, the life follows.

🔍 #REFLECTION

          Physically: It reduce stress, enhance emotional peace and relief from anxiety. 

          Spiritually: A new heart restores intimacy and obedience to God.

          Emotionally: Healing flows as bitterness, fear, and resentment are uprooted.

          Mentally: Renewed desires replace toxic thoughts and old mindsets.

❓ #REFLECTION_QUESTIONS

1. Are there areas of my heart that have become hardened by past experiences?

2. What attitudes or emotions is God asking me to surrender today?

3. Am I willing to let God reshape my desires, not just my circumstances?

💎 #FAITH_AFFIRMATIONS

1. “God is giving me a new heart and a new spirit.”

2. “My heart is tender, responsive, and aligned with God’s will.”

3. “Old hurts no longer control me; I walk in divine renewal.”

🚀 #PROPHETIC_DECLARATIONS

1. I receive a new heart that loves righteousness and hates evil, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

2. Every hardness in my heart is melted by the fire of God’s love, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

3. I walk in fresh obedience, fresh passion, and fresh intimacy with God, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

4. My heart responds swiftly to divine instructions and opportunities, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

5. This new season will not fail because my heart is renewed, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

✅ #ACTION_PLANS

1. Ask God to reveal any hidden hardness or resistance in your heart.

2. Forgive one person or release one offense you’ve been holding onto.

3. Speak daily: “Lord, shape my heart to please You.”

🙏 #PRAYER

Father, thank You for Your promise of renewal. Today, I surrender my heart to You. Remove every stony place formed by pain, fear, or disappointment. Give me a new heart—soft, obedient, and aligned with Your will. Let my life reflect this inner transformation. In Jesus’ mighty name, Amen.

👣 #FOOTPRINTS (QUOTABLE_QUOTES)

1.  “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.” – Psalm 51:10

2. “God is more interested in your heart than your appearance.” – Dr. Myles Munroe

3. “A new season that lasts begins with a heart that yields.” – Anietie Umoete

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👉 Do I desire a new heart more than new results?

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