It's January: the first month of the new year. It's 2017! For me when I start something new, I want to take in positive thoughts and ideas. Here are some of my favorite quotes and sayings to inspire you through January, and to keep you motivated and joyful and inspired.

21. Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."

20. Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans that I have for you, they are plans for good and not disaster, to give you future and a hope."

19. Proverbs 18:10 "The name of the Lord is a strong fortress; the Godly run to HIM and are safe."

18. "Troubles are often the tools by which God fashions us for better things." - Henry Ward Beecher

17. Romans 8:31 " If God is for us who can ever be against us."

16. "Fearless is what it's all about and they call me fearless, and you wanna know why? Because I'm not afraid of anything." - Nikki Bella

15. "If you don't make the time to work on creating the life you want, you're eventually going to be forced to spend a lot of time dealing with a life you don't want." - Kevin Ngo

14. "Hope rises like a phoenix from the ashes of shattered dreams." - S.A. Sachs

13. "I'm like a Phoenix, I rise from the ashes." - Bess Myerson

12. "Fate whispers to the warrior, 'You cannot withstand the storm' and the warrior whispers back 'I am the storm.'" - Unknown

11. "Never give up." - John Cena

10. "I am fearless, and therefore I do what I do." - Nikki Bella

9. "Don't look at your obstacles and go for your dreams." - Brie Bella

8. "I am not a quitter!" - Max Black (2 Broke Girls played by Kat Dennings)

7. "I'm not going to talk the talk, I am going to walk the walk." - Brie Bella

6. "Don't call it a dream, call it a plan." - Unknown

5. "It's a new beginning and like a Phoenix, I am rising from the ashes and I will not let anything stop me." - Xavier Wilson

4. "I'm fearless. I don't complain. Even when horrible things happen to me, I go on." - Sofia Vergara

3. "My mom always told me that if you work hard you can achieve anything. And it's true, it's one of the truest things ever said." - Jennifer Lopez

2. "God is lining things up for you. He has been and always will." - Unknown

1. Isaiah 58:12 "Those from among you shall build the old waste places; You shall raise up the foundations of many generations; and you shall be called the Repairer of the Breach, the Restorer of the Streets to Dwell in."