![12 Prayers to Ring in the New Year](https://cdn.corpemf.com/blogs/28876.jpg)
As we wrap up this past year and welcome the next one, now is a great time to pray and reflect on all we have gone through and learned. Leave the hurts and regrets at Jesus’s feet. Embrace his forgiveness and grace as you prayerfully commit your next year to God.
Here are 12 prayers to ring in the New Year.
A Prayer for processing and healing pains of the past year
![12 Prayers to Ring in the New Year Father, I have lost focus last year and allowed the past to be a brake on my future. Please help me turn my gaze toward you by forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead. Help me to LEARN from my past but not LIVE there. Amen. K-LOVE](https://cdn.corpemf.com/blogs/28877.jpg)
"No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead."
- Philippians 3:13 NLT
Prayer of renewal for the new year
![12 Prayers to Ring in the New Year Father, in the coming year, I pray for more of You and less of me. I pray my expectations for the coming year are shaped by seeking glory for You. May my expectations be replaced by Yours. I submit my life to You. Amen. K-LOVE](https://cdn.corpemf.com/blogs/28885.jpg)
"I will never forget your commandments, for by them you give me life."
- Psalm 119:93 NLT
Prayer of blessings for the new year (family & friends)
![12 Prayers to Ring in the New Year Father, I pray You will strengthen those dear to me to do Your will, walking with You in faith. Call their hearts to you, fill them with your truth, and transform their hearts. Bless them so they can be a blessing to others, for Your glory. Amen. K-LOVE](https://cdn.corpemf.com/blogs/28887.jpg)
"Anyone who does God's will is my brother and sister and mother."
- Mark 3:35 NLT
Prayer of expectation in the new year
![12 Prayers to Ring in the New Year Father, in the coming year, I pray for more of You and less of me. I pray my expectations for the coming year are shaped by seeking glory for You. May my expectations be replaced by Yours. I submit my life to You. Amen. K-LOVE](https://cdn.corpemf.com/blogs/28889.jpg)
"For I fully expect and hope that I will never be ashamed, but that I will continue to be bold for Christ, as I have been in the past. And I trust that my life will bring honor to Christ, whether I live or die."
- Philippians 1:20 NLT
Prayer for being led by the spirit in the new year
![12 Prayers to Ring in the New Year Father, thank you that you want to be with me and lead me by your Spirit. I know that what you ask of me is always what’s best for me. Please help me to slow down, be quiet, and listen to what you have to say. Give me ears to hear your still, small voice and the strength to follow you no matter what. K-LOVE](https://cdn.corpemf.com/blogs/28891.png)
"For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God."
- Romans 8:14 NLT
Prayer for vision for the new year
![12 Prayers to Ring in the New Year Heavenly Father, I’m so grateful that I am a new creation in Christ. The old life is gone, and the new life has begun. Give me a fresh vision for the year ahead. Help me to keep my eyes on where you want to take me. May your purpose be my greatest passion in life. K-LOVE](https://cdn.corpemf.com/blogs/28893.png)
"This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!"
- 2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT