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4 Keys To A Fresh Start

Dr Dharius Daniels·Change Church

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Summary

In this message, Dr. Dharius Daniels explores Psalm 1:1–3 to show that a true fresh start is not merely about resetting our circumstances, but about entering a blessed state where our soul is happy, flourishing, and deeply satisfied. God orchestrates fresh starts for imperfect people who have misstepped or experienced failure. By guarding our advice, activities, associations, and daily saturating our minds with Scripture through biblical meditation, we can experience stability, productivity, resilience, and spiritual prosperity.

Key Scriptures

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Psalm 1:1-3↗1 Peter 4:12↗Psalm 37:23↗Proverbs 13:20↗

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Joshua 1:8

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Genesis 24:63↗

Themes

Fresh Starts and RestorationGodly Counsel vs. Ungodly CounselBiblical MeditationSpiritual Stability and ResilienceGuarding Relationships and Influences

Pastor's Points

1.Audit your advice (Walk not in the counsel of the ungodly)
2.Audit your activity (Stand not in the path of sinners)
3.Audit your associations (Sit not in the seat of the scornful)
4.Acquire the right information (Meditate on the law of the Lord day and night)

Key Points

1.A fresh start is a means to an end; what we ultimately desire is to live a blessed life marked by biblical happiness, flourishing, and deep satisfaction.
2.Whoever has your ear has your future, making it vital to carefully evaluate the source and nature of all advice you receive.
3.Just because someone is a Christian or right with God does not mean all of the counsel and instruction they offer is biblically sound and godly.
4.Sin is the ultimate success sabotager that works against divine design, much like putting an iPhone into a hot stove.
5.Sinful patterns and ungodly choices may not destroy or break us immediately, but they will inevitably lead to destruction over time.
6.Believers must audit their inner circle to avoid sitting with the scornful who mock sacred truths, indulge in gossip, and live with persistent cynicism.
7.Unlike Eastern meditation which empties the mind, biblical meditation fills and saturates the mind with God's Word through repetition, reflection, rumination, and response.
8.Daily meditating on Scripture makes a believer like a tree planted by rivers of water—yielding productivity, resilience under stress, and prosperity in all endeavors.

Sermon Moments

“The enemy likes to use the instrument of isolation to orchestrate the exacerbation of your circumstances in your mind.”

“Scripture is not a collection of stories about perfect people. It's the story of a perfect God who gives imperfect people a fresh start.”

“Whoever has your ear has your future.”

“Sin is the ultimate success sabotager... It is the equivalent of putting your iPhone in a stove.”

“God made humans in his image, and humans turned around and tried to make God in theirs.”

“Eastern meditation is simply the emptying of the mind. But biblical meditation is the filling of the mind with God's word.”

“Not just study, which is getting into scripture, but meditation is letting the scriptures get in me.”

This Week

Audit the sources of advice you regularly listen to in your spiritual, financial, and relational life to ensure they align with Scripture.
Examine your daily routines and choices to ensure you are not standing in habits or behaviors that violate God's divine design.
Evaluate your inner circle of friends and step away from relationships characterized by constant cynicism, mocking, or gossip.
Practice biblical meditation daily by picking one scripture, repeating it aloud, reflecting on its meaning, chewing on it throughout the day, and turning it into prayer.
Identify specific scriptures to rehearse whenever stress, worry, or resource challenges threaten your mental and emotional stability.
Consciously reject cynical thoughts and Christian gossip, choosing instead to celebrate moral and spiritual truth.
Revisit foundational biblical truths regularly throughout the year to anchor your soul and prevent spiritual drifting.

Remember This

A true fresh start begins when you guard your advice, activity, and associations, while daily saturating your mind with God's Word.

A Challenge for You

Make a commitment that this is going to be the year you lean into these keys, and watch God do exceedingly and abundantly above all you ask or think.

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