A Short Prayer To Ask God For A New Chapter (One That Doesn’t Hold The Same Hurt)
· Thought Catalog
Updated 48 minutes ago, December 15, 2025
New beginnings after a hard year aren’t about pretending the past didn’t happen — they’re about trusting that God can use every part of it to shape who you’re becoming.
When you pray for a fresh start, you’re not asking God to erase your story; you’re asking him to transform it, to pull wisdom from wounds, to place purpose where there was once pain, and to lead you into a chapter that reflects healing instead of survival.
So, pray boldly over this next chapter. Ask God to restore what dimmed in you. Ask him to guide your steps with gentleness and wisdom. Ask him to help you release the weight of what you endured so you have room to receive what he is preparing.
A Short Prayer
God,
I’m placing this new beginning in your hands — not because I’m trying to escape what I’ve been through, but because I want to grow from it. You know the battles I’ve faced, the healing I’m still learning to accept, and the hope I’m trying to rebuild one piece at a time. I’m asking you to renew me, to steady me, and to give me the courage to step into what’s next without carrying the heaviness of what came before.
Lift what still weighs me down. Soften what hardened in me out of survival. Restore what was lost, and remind me that nothing surrendered to you returns empty. Fill this next chapter with clarity, with gentleness, with guidance I can feel in my spirit. Help me release old versions of myself, and teach me to walk forward with faith instead of fear.
I trust that you can rebuild what broke, redeem what hurt, and bring beauty from seasons I didn’t understand. Let this be the year where newness feels possible again, where peace becomes my foundation, and where I am reminded that beginnings with you are never fragile — they are intentional.
Amen.