Well…it is 2018. I have decided that Abide is going to be my word. I read the latest devotional of the author of the “One Word’ idea and he listed the top 10 words chosen by his readers.
Trust
Patience
Love
Discipline
Focus
Faith
Surrender
Peace
Listen
Joy
I look at this list and see that I could pick any of them and then I come back to Abide. If I abide in Him, I learn to trust him, love him and others, gain more discipline from His wisdom throughout the scripture. I learn to focus on Him all day, my faith grows and I surrender more and more to Him. I have much peace, I listen for Him daily and my life is full of joy, even in the dark times. So I will learn to abide daily. Abide in Him, in His word, in His love, surrounded by His peace. It’s going to be an interesting year. I look forward to checking in now and again, sharing snippets of what I have learned!
If you haven’t gotten a word, that’s no problem, you just have to decide what you want to be this year and follow this little chart, also provided by the author of the “One Word” idea:
- What kind of person do you want to become this year?
- What drives your desire to be this kind of person?
- Describe the characteristics of this kind of person. Make a list of words based on this description.
- Reduce your list to ten words or less and research those words. Use the dictionary and your Bible, perhaps a thesaurus.
- Choose one word from your list to be your one word for this year.
- Also choose a Bible verse that speaks to you about your chosen word and memorize it.
- This will provide a foundation of truth you can continually return to and will fuel your hope to change.
- What initial expectations do you have regarding the impact of your word?
Happy New Year! Enjoy your one word!!
John 15:5 I am the vine, and you are the branches. If you abide in Me and I in you, you will bear great fruit. Without Me, you will accomplish nothing.
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