For me setting resolutions and massive
goals at the begin of the new year never really worked for me, as I
often find I would just fail and this would just leave me depressed and
deflated!
Then
I read about just choosing a ‘word’ for the year. A single word that
sums up the essence and focus for the next 365 days of the year ahead.
This sounded great so a did away with the resolutions and massive goals,
and started using a word for the year. I have found over the years of
doing this a word can be interpreted in different ways. A word can be
embraced a meditation point, a reminder, a promise.
How I like to find my word for the year;
People
will have many different ways for how they find their word of the year.
For me I like to spend time sitting quietly with God and praying over a
word for the year, often I will get a few words come up, but one
normally stands out in my heart. Once I have my word I will sit and
listen patiently as he whispers to me, allowing me to see how I could
grow using the word he has put on my heart, I will spend time praying
for scriptors to go with my word, I will also spend time studying the
word and how it can apply to me life and walk with God.
For
me over the years I have learnt though my Word of the year, that my
growth in God is not a project – like a bible study – but about my time
spent with God, listening to what God was calling me to do.
If you are new to choosing a word for the year or struggling with choosing a word....