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New Year, New Identity- How to Actually Change in 2026
New Year, New Identity- How to Actually Change in 2026
<p>Every January we set goals hoping they’ll finally change us. But Scripture and neuroscience say we’ve been doing it backwards.</p><p>Habits don’t create identity, they reinforce the one you’re already living from.</p><p>In this episode, we challenge the New Year mindset that says “change first, then you’ll be different.” Through Scripture, neuroscience, and lived experience, we show why lasting formation begins with identity received, not behavior forced.</p>