RESET: to make a fresh, new start; to begin again.

22 You were taught with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; 23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds; 24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.

• Ephesians 4:22-24 NIV

1) START ASKING GOD TO DO SOMETHING NEW IN ME.

5 ... "I am making everything new!" ...

• Revelation 21:5 NIV

10 God, make a fresh start in me, shape a Genesis week from the chaos of my life.

• Psalm 51:10 MSG

18 The Lord says, "Forget what happened before, and do not think about the past. 19 Look at the new thing I am going to do. It is already happening. Don't you see it? I will make a road in the desert and rivers in the dry land.

• Isaiah 43:18-19 NCV

2 ... You do not have what you want because you do not ask God for it.

• James 4:2 GNT

2) PINPOINT SPECIFICALLY WHAT I WANT CHANGED IN ME.

5 Look closely at yourselves. Test yourselves to see if you are really living in the faith ...

• 2 Corinthians 13:5 NCV

3 ... Do not think you are better than you are. You must decide what you really are by the amount of faith God has given you.

• Romans 12:3 NCV

3) FIND SOME PEOPLE TO SUPPORT MY RESET.

12 A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.

• Ecclesiastes 4:12 NLT

10 If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble.

• Ecclesiastes 4:10 NLT

COMMUNITY IS GOD'S ANTIDOTE TO DISCOURAGEMENT, DEFEAT & FAILURE.

5 so it is with Christ's body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other.

• Romans 12:5 NLT

25 Let us not give up the habit of meeting together ... Instead, let us encourage one another ...

• Hebrews 10:25 GNT

4) ELIMINATE ANYTHING UNHELPFUL OR UNHEALTHY.

1 So then, let us rid ourselves of everything that gets in the way and of the sin which holds on to us so tightly, ...

• Hebrews 12:1 NCV

1 So we must GET RID of everything that slows us down, especially the sin that just won't let go. And we must be determined to run the race that is ahead of us. 2 We must keep our eyes on Jesus, who leads us...

• Hebrews 12:1-2 CEV

Q: WHAT DO I NEED TO GET RID OF OR LET GO OF IN ORDER TO PREPARE FOR THE "NEW ME"?

7 You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. 8 But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. 9 Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices 10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.

• Colossians 3:7-10 NIV

10 The mountains may move, and the hills may shake, but my kindness will never depart from you. My promise of peace will never change," says the Lord, who has compassion on you. 11 "You suffering, comfortless, storm-ravaged city! I will rebuild your city with precious stones. I will reset your foundations with sapphires.

• Isaiah 54:10-11 GW

13 Put your heart right, Job. Reach out to God. 14 Put away evil and wrong from your home. 15 Then face the world again, firm and courageous. 16 Then all your troubles will fade from your memory, like floods that are past and remembered no more. 17 Your life will be brighter than sunshine at noon, and life's darkest hours will shine like the dawn. 18 You will live secure and full of hope; God will protect you and give you rest.

• Job 11:13-18 GN

17 When someone becomes a Christian, he becomes a brand new person inside. He is not the same anymore. A new life has begun!

• 2 Corinthians 5:17 TLB