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Post by erinjo on Jan 1, 2015 22:32:53 GMT -5
I plan on blogging about this but not tonight because I don't feel good - nasty cold!  This is going to sound weird, but my word for this year is Carla. If you remember, she is my friend who was killed in a car accident in November. I know it's kind of strange to have a person's name as your word for the year, but she was a woman of prayer; she was always listening for God's voice/direction and then she acted on it - even if people thought she was weird, and I wrote about the Carla Dysert Challenge. I guess this year, I want to live out that challenge. God has been showing me the importance of prayer over the past few months. (not surprisingly, I've had a harder time praying over the last month than at any time in recent years). However, I didn't think Pray or Prayer was quite right. Then I thought of being still and praying and letting God do His thing but I also felt like He was expecting me to move when He told me to - so this morning as I was praying about my word, her name popped into my head. Then I started crying - I always know God is speaking to me because I cry (and I'm not much of a crier). So my word for 2015 is Carla. Not what I was expecting, but it feels just right.  I think that's delightful. |
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Post by Elliefunt - Debbie on Jan 2, 2015 12:34:29 GMT -5
Love reading this post. I'm still praying about my word. Last year it was Walk.
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Post by Laney on Jan 3, 2015 0:52:03 GMT -5
Last year, I joked that my word was "Survive" because after the last couple of years surviving some days seemed like the biggest challenge.
This year "Serve" has been really impressed on my heart. So "Serve" it shall be.
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Post by erinjo on Jan 3, 2015 10:31:40 GMT -5
I've been praying for my family members the last few days, and God has given me words for each of them-- not necessarily to share with them, but to pray about for them. I love having these words because it's such a simple reminder of so many things. |
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Post by justmae on Jan 3, 2015 10:47:23 GMT -5
My word is odd.. I was praying and it was continuance. And to be honest, I didn't like the sound of it. I'm not sure I am ready to continue on the path we have been on. We certainly have had some trials over the last couple of years. I knew I was to continue to rest in Him but still.. continuance... really? But, I looked it up in the dictionary... see I told you I was really resisting! In legal terms, continuance means a stay...adjournment. I was thinking of a verb..continuing when maybe it will be a noun.. a sequel.
So, I have accepted it and am praying over it.
My first word was Enrich. Then I chose Trust for several years. Little did I know then what Trust really meant. My husband lost his career, we sold our home to keep from losing it, and yet in looking back I see so much gain in our family.
Continuance.. maybe to keep trusting??
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Post by erinjo on Jan 3, 2015 11:35:37 GMT -5
I think it's exciting and kind of nerve-wracking to have God give us these words! We have in our minds what they mean, and maybe right now that IS what they mean, but 365 days is a long time for God to teach us the whole spectrum of what that word means for our lives.
Mae, I pray that as God reveals the meaning of this word to you throughout the year you will experience HIS grace and goodness beyond what you ever expected.
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Post by Kinsa on Jan 4, 2015 12:50:31 GMT -5
I have NEVER done this before, and I had NO intention of doing it this year. But yesterday as I was getting dressed, my heart was overwhelmingly "pricked" and the word "COMMIT" popped into my brain. God clearly told me that this was to be my "word" for the year.
Commit to what? I'm not sure. We'll see. (LOL)
Actually, I do have a few thoughts about the word:
First of all, to my husband. DH and I just celebrated 20 years of marriage last week. I think I need to continue to commit to him, whatever that might look like in the year to come.
Secondly, to my kids. I have to commit to pouring out myself into their lives to get them out of the nest, especially with my almost-17yo. I also have to commit to homeschooling my special-needs son, which is not easy at all. Last school year I nearly gave up and enrolled him in a school for SN kids. So I feel that this year I must commit to him.
Third, I have to commit to the Lord. The past two years have been a dry spell for me. I have wrestled with doubts. We have not attended church. I quit reading my Bible, and prayers have been few and far between. At the new year, DH and I committed to getting spiritually healthy again, and today we attended church for the first time in two years.
And lastly, to myself. I have not been keeping my body in good shape. I am not happy with the way I look or feel. I need to commit to keeping myself healthy again.
That was in no particular order, but rather just a few thoughts I have on the word "COMMIT" and what it might mean for me this coming year. I am excited to see what this will mean for me (especially since this wasn't my own doing, but the Lord's), but I'm also a bit scared because "committing" usually involves sacrifice, and that idea makes me uncomfortable, kwim? That's the fleshy side of me talking. (LOL)
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Post by erinjo on Jan 4, 2015 22:19:25 GMT -5
Karen, I love your heart. I pray that your year of commitment will bring you great blessings. |
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Post by yakky on Jan 4, 2015 22:53:21 GMT -5
I'm still trying to listen and discern. I have thought of several words but none have out-trumped or "pricked" me into knowing it's "the one".
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Post by rebeccca01 on Jan 5, 2015 21:59:09 GMT -5
"Moments" ... I want to more fully yield all of mine.
"Confess in 10,000 little moments of conviction.
Be courageous in 10,000 little moments of faith.
Obey in 10,000 little moments of decisions.
Choose the kingdom over God over the kingdom of self in 10,000 little moments of desire." (Paul Tripp)
"Take my life and let it be consecrated, Lord, to thee. Take my moments and my days, let them flow in ceaseless praise..... " (through to the end - - love that song!) (Frances Havergal)
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Post by Elliefunt - Debbie on Jan 6, 2015 6:57:37 GMT -5
I think I may have my word. Wait.
Too many times I want to speed out in front of the Lord and take control. I need to practice waiting and let Him lead me.
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Post by erinjo on Jan 6, 2015 9:26:11 GMT -5
Wait is a hard word! I am sure that you will experience God's promise to renew your strength and mount up with wings as eagles! In college I did a word study on the word "wait" in the old testament-- such a valuable study! Rebecca-- I love "moments" too. And I love that quote by Paul Tripp. |
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Post by countrygrl112 on Jan 7, 2015 12:29:21 GMT -5
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This is going to sound weird, but my word for this year is Carla. If you remember, she is my friend who was killed in a car accident in November. I know it's kind of strange to have a person's name as your word for the year, but she was a woman of prayer; she was always listening for God's voice/direction and then she acted on it - even if people thought she was weird, and I wrote about the Carla Dysert Challenge. I guess this year, I want to live out that challenge. 
