New Year's Eve Journal Prompts

As we wrap up 2025 tonight, let's take a few moments to review and reflect on the year. If you don't already have one started, I would prayerfully recommend you start a journal today, one that will begin with your last moments of this year and be filled with God's blessings in the year to come.

I'll wait while you go get your journal...

Great! Now, what to write in it? A blank page, let alone an entire journal, can be incredibly daunting. 

Below you'll find 50 journal prompts to close out the year and move you forward into the new one. My prayer for you over the next 24 hours - and the 365 days to come - is that this journal will be a place to strengthen your walk with the Lord, keep track of His many blessings, and prayers for your life and those you love.

Happy New Year, my friends.

  1. Where did I see God’s faithfulness most clearly this past year?

  2. What prayers were answered in ways I didn’t expect?

  3. Where did I struggle to trust God, and why?

  4. What spiritual habits strengthened me this year?

  5. Which spiritual habits do I want to grow in this year?

  6. What is one Bible verse that carried me through the year?

  7. How did God use challenges to shape my character?

  8. Where did I resist God’s leading?

  9. What sin or struggle do I want to surrender anew this year?

  10. How can I make more room for God in my daily routine?

  11. Who did God place in my life to encourage me?

  12. How did I serve others in Christ’s name this year?

  13. Where do I need God’s healing—spiritually, emotionally, or relationally?

  14. What does obedience look like for me in this new season?

  15. How can my life reflect Christ more clearly this year?

  16. What fears do I need to place fully in God’s hands?

  17. Where is God calling me to be bold in my faith?

  18. How has God changed my heart this past year?

  19. What does “seeking first the Kingdom” look like for me right now?

  20. What is my prayer for my faith as this year begins?

  1. What am I most proud of from the past year?

  2. What challenged me the most, and what did I learn?

  3. What did I let go of that no longer served me?

  4. What patterns or habits do I want to change?

  5. What brought me the most joy this year?

  6. What drained my energy, and why?

  7. How did I grow emotionally or mentally?

  8. What boundaries do I need to strengthen this year?

  9. What do I want more of in my life this year?

  10. What do I want less of?

  11. What risks did I take, and how did they shape me?

  12. What am I still holding onto that I need to release?

  13. What does rest look like for me this year?

  14. How do I want to feel by the end of this year?

  15. What does a “successful year” mean to me now?

  16. Who inspires me, and why?

  17. What lessons do I want to carry forward?

  18. How can I show myself more grace this year?

  19. What fears held me back, and are they still valid?

  20. What would living more intentionally look like for me?

  1. What word or theme do I want to guide my year?

  2. What does my ideal day look like this year?

  3. How do I want to grow in my relationships?

  4. What step can I take this month toward a long-term goal?

  5. What would it look like to live with more purpose?

  6. What do I want to learn this year?

  7. How can I better align my time with my values?

  8. What legacy am I building right now?

  9. Who do I want to become by the end of this year?

  10. If I fully trusted God/myself, what would I do differently?

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