Does it have to be New Years, or your birthday, or some planned event in order for somebody to pick a time to start afresh? I learned that King Asa did it immediately after being convicted of his own wrong doing. Was he all together in sin, well not exactly. Was he doing things the way they ought to be done, no he wasn't. Oded the messenger of God put things into perspective for Asa and Judah, and Asa immediately made a change not only in his personal life, but in Judah as well. After removing the idols out of the land, he renewed the altar of the LORD. Our God gives us an open invitation to start afresh always. That doesn't mean every former consequence is erased, but your fellowship is reestablished. Maybe we ought to examine what we're offering up on our altar, to see if it is pleasing to the Lord. Even more so, maybe we better examine the altar from which we are offering, which is our heart, to make sure it is pure. Every time the Lord speaks its an opportunity to respond. Every time we respond its a chance to please Him. I've learned in my own life God doesn't just keep on speaking when we don't hear or ignore. He stays right there until we respond.