What is your word?

Quick! You only have 361 days left.

Last year  and the year before that

my word was as clear as day.

It just came to me.

Over

And over

And over again.

Painfully and purposely.

With help from the Lord.

And my counselor.

There was no mistaking my word.

But this year I’m kind of stuck.

There are plenty of words that I could choose.

But none of them feel right.

 

 

The first word that comes to mind is sleep.

{Please, please Lord, give me sleep this year.}

 

 

Simplify  comes to mind.

I feel overwhelmed and cluttered and out of control.

But doesn’t everyone choose simplify?

I like something along the lines of

courage or be brave
or uncomfortable.

but that seems overdone, too.

 

 

Authentic?

Disciplined?

Creative?

Balanced?

Bold?

Full of Grace?

Healthy?

Connected?

Deliberate?

Economical?

Faithful?

All of the above.

but I’m just not sold on one.
I'll tell you what I do want
and maybe you can tell me my word:

 

 

 

I liked the challenge of giving chex mix to my neighbors.

I liked how I felt after. I felt brave.

It was an old, familiar feeling. I used to be brave.

And it’s been a while since I’ve felt that way.
I don't know where that brave girl went.

 Life feels cluttered. Overwhelming.

I feel a little lost in the living of it all.

I want to

Focus.
Simplify.

Be still.

Listen.

And let the Lord change me and use me

And lead me as I surrender my will for His.

 

 

I want to let go of my dreams

So that I can discover His dreams for me.

{Always better than my own.}

I want to stop being so obsessed with myself.
I'm kind of getting sick of me.
I want to let God use me
and the gifts he's entrusted to me for his glory.
And to use my blog for good.

I want to trust that God will provide financially.
And just rest in peace of knowing He will.
He always does, and worrying about it,
trying to juggle everything to get ahead,
simply exhausts me.

I want to feel healthy and strong
and confidant and cute.

And I want to make a mobile.

So what is that word?

 I wrote what I want for this year.
I keep adding to it.

I’m joining up with One Word 365

Come with me.

Let's do this together.

P.S.

Whatever you do,

 DON’T choose

humility or patience.

{God will provide in buckets.}

I saw a couple of those here and just cringed.

I wanted to scream

“Don’t do it.”