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Preparing the Heart for a New Year in Christ
Author: Dave JenkinsShow: Warriors of Grace with Dave JenkinsDate: December 30, 2025Show Summary
As one year ends and another begins, men are often tempted to measure the next season by goals, productivity, and personal resolve. Scripture calls us to something deeper. Before you plan your year, God calls you to prepare your heart. In this episode, we walk through biblical priorities that steady a man’s soul, strengthen his devotion to Christ, and help him pursue faithful, ordinary obedience in the year ahead.Audio Player
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Key Scriptures
- Psalm 77:11–12
- Psalm 139:23–24
- Matthew 6:33
- Proverbs 16:9
- James 1:5
- Hebrews 10:24–25
- Hebrews 13:8
Episode Highlights
- Why spiritual preparation matters more than resolutions and why the most important work happens in the soul.
- How gratitude for God’s faithfulness fuels hope and steadies a man when the future feels uncertain.
- Why repentance is not weakness, it is strength, and how renewal begins with honest self-examination before God.
- How to set Christ-centered priorities when the world measures success by productivity, prosperity, and platform.
- How wise planning and humble dependence go together, and why our security rests in the Lord who establishes our steps.
Call to Action
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Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah. He is a writer, editor, and speaker living in beautiful Southern Oregon. Dave is a lover of Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology. He serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries, the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine, the Host and Producer of Equipping You in Grace Podcast, and is a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word. He is the author of The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024). You can find him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, or read his newsletter. Dave loves to spend time with his wife, going to movies, eating at a nice restaurant, or going out for a round of golf with a good friend. He is also a voracious reader, in particular of Reformed theology, and the Puritans. You will often find him when he’s not busy with ministry reading a pile of the latest books from a wide variety of Christian publishers. Dave received his M.A.R. and M.Div through Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.
