DO SOMETHING NEW!
Same God. Same Gospel. Renewed Walk.
A new year doesn’t mean a new God. He is “the same yesterday, today, and forever” (Heb. 13:8). The Gospel hasn’t evolved, shifted, or modernized. But we are called to be renewed—daily—in our faith, obedience, and service.
If you’ve been walking with Christ for any length of time, you know that Spiritual growth rarely happens inside our comfort zone. The Holy Spirit challenges us not to break us, but to build us… and to bless others.
So as we enter 2026, hear this invitation: Do something new. Not for novelty. Not for self-improvement, but because new obedience requires new faith.
1. DO SOMETHING NEW IN YOUR SPEECH
Scripture tells us,
“Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt” (Col. 4:6).
What if this year, instead of reacting, we responded? Instead of venting, we blessed? Instead of contributing to noise, we built up with truth and love?
Faith shows up in how we talk.
Our mouths reveal if our hearts have truly been renewed.
2. DO SOMETHING NEW IN YOUR SERVICE
Jesus washed feet. God incarnate served in ways that looked shockingly simple—almost too low, too ordinary. Many of us want to serve God… as long as it fits our gifting, personality, or comfort;
but true discipleship means saying, “Lord, here I am—use me how You see fit.”
Maybe this year “new service” looks like:
Stepping into a ministry role you’ve avoided,
Serving someone who cannot repay you,
Doing the unnoticed, uncelebrated acts of love.
Service becomes holy when obedience costs us something.
This is where spiritual growth actually happens.
3. DO SOMETHING NEW IN YOUR MINISTRY
Ministry isn’t just for pastors. Every believer is gifted, called, empowered, and sent. Sometimes, though, our ministry stays small because we keep it safe. We avoid risk. We avoid the unknown. We avoid faith.
New ministry might mean:
Leading a Bible study when you feel unqualified,
Starting a prayer group at work,
Reaching out to someone spiritually cold or emotionally wounded,
Stepping outside your “type” of people and loving those who make you uncomfortable.
God rarely calls us to what we’re already good at.
He calls us to what He will empower.
“Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth—do you not perceive it?”
— Isaiah 43:19
The God who never changes is always working—renewing, shaping, pruning, and growing His people. So this year, don’t ask, “Lord, make my life easier.” Ask, “Lord, stretch my faith.” Not for your comfort, for His will— for your growth and for the spiritual, physical, and emotional good of others.
Same God. Same Gospel.
New obedience. New faith.
New you.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
STEVEN AND SUZIE CAMARA
