Welcome to Daily Prayer. Today we align our hearts with God as the foundation of everything we do.

SCRIPTURE

Psalm 127:1

“Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain.”

WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT

A new year is a powerful time to evaluate what you're building—your habits, your priorities, your relationships, your spiritual life, and your dreams. But Scripture reminds us that anything built without God at the foundation won’t last.

Sometimes God invites us not just to start new things, but to rebuild old ones:

- to rebuild faith where doubt crept in

- to rebuild hope where discouragement settled

- to rebuild confidence where failure lingered

- to rebuild rhythms that draw us closer to Him

When God builds, He builds with purpose, strength, and stability. He doesn’t just restore—He fortifies. Let this year be one where you invite the Lord to build every part of your life. Nothing built on His foundation will be wasted.

PRAYER

Lord, as I step into this new year, I invite You to build my life. Take every area— my faith, my habits, my relationships, my work, my dreams—and strengthen them according to Your will.

- Where things have fallen apart, rebuild.

- Where things have grown weak, reinforce.

- Where things have been neglected, restore.

Help me build my life not on fear, exhaustion, or self-eﬀort, but on Your Word, Your presence, and Your wisdom. Teach me to put You first in everything. Let this year be one of spiritual alignment and divine construction—a year where You shape me into who I’m called to be.

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

CLOSING

Over the next few moments, pray through of your habits, routines, relationships, and priorities. Hold each one of them with an open hand before the Lord, asking Him to make any adjustments He desires.